Chief Executive Officer
NASW Assurance Services, Inc. (ASI)
Frederick, MD 21701
NASW Assurance Services, Inc. (ASI) is seeking a visionary and adaptive Chief Executive Officer to lead a mission-aligned, for-profit enterprise serving one of the most trusted professional communities in the country, social workers. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Social Workers, ASI plays a critical role in delivering high-quality insurance and risk management solutions that protect and empower professionals dedicated to improving lives and advancing social justice.
This is a unique opportunity to lead at the intersection of purpose and performance, where business strategy directly supports a broader mission grounded in equity, access, and service.
The CEO will provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership for ASI, guiding the organization through a dynamic and increasingly competitive insurance landscape. This leader will be responsible for driving sustainable growth, strengthening partnerships, and expanding member engagement while ensuring operational excellence across a largely outsourced business model. Central to this work is a commitment to ensuring that ASI’s products, partnerships, and practices are responsive to the diverse and evolving needs of social workers across communities and practice settings.
Success in this role will require balancing innovation with discipline, and enterprise growth with mission alignment. The CEO will be expected to lead with a lens toward equity, identifying opportunities to reduce barriers, expand access, and ensure that business decisions reflect both financial strength and social responsibility.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in insurance, risk management, or financial services, along with a track record of leading organizations through complexity and change. They are a strategic thinker who can translate vision into execution, a collaborative partner who builds trust across stakeholders, and a decisive leader who is comfortable navigating both opportunity and risk.
Critically, the successful candidate will demonstrate a measurable and sustained commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core leadership competency. This includes a track record of embedding DEI principles into organizational strategy, influencing decision-making processes, advancing equitable outcomes, and fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures. The CEO will be expected to lead with cultural humility, hold themselves and others accountable, and ensure that equity considerations are integrated into both business performance and organizational culture.
This leader will work closely with the NASW parent organization, requiring strong alignment with the values and priorities of the social work profession, including its long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. They will play a key role in driving membership value and growth, ensuring that ASI’s offerings remain relevant, competitive, and responsive to the needs of a diverse national membership.
- The ideal candidate brings deep experience in insurance, risk management, or financial services, along with a track record of leading organizations through complexity and change
- They are strategic thinkers who can translate vision into execution
- They are a collaborative partner who builds trust across stakeholders
- They are decisive leaders who is comfortable navigating both opportunity and risk
NASW Assurance Services, Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities served by the social work profession. We seek leaders who demonstrate a sustained commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work, including embedding these principles into strategy, operations, and organizational culture.
ASI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strongly encourage applications from individuals whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
Skills Required
- Deep experience in insurance, risk management, or financial services
- Proven track record of leading organizations through complexity and change
- Strategic thinker able to translate vision into executable plans
- Collaborative partnership skills and ability to build trust across stakeholders
- Decisive leadership and comfort navigating opportunity and risk
- Measurable and sustained commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with experience embedding DEI into strategy and operations
- Ability to align closely with NASW parent organization values and priorities
- Experience managing or overseeing largely outsourced business models and vendor partnerships
What We Do
As the country's leading full-service human resources firm focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector, we understand the unique needs of mission-driven organizations like no one else. We know that your organization is only as effective as your people. That's where we come in. We partner with nonprofits and associations in talent acquisition, executive search, human resources consulting and education & training, all with the objective of making the nonprofit workforce the best it can be. Since 2000, we have amplified the impact of the world’s most influential nonprofit organizations, from Amnesty International to Greenpeace and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Nonprofit HR is also widely recognized for nonprofit sector research and thought leadership. We publish the leading annual study on nonprofit employment practices and host a variety of educational events for nonprofit professionals. Need to talk with someone about your organization's talent management priorities? Reach us in your metro market: National Headquarters in Washington, DC: 202.785.2060 New York, NY: 917.246.5042 Philadelphia, PA: 215.367.1642 Boston, MA: 617.412.4050 Los Angeles, CA: 323.789.6419 San Francisco, CA: 650.331.3252








