Jay Lefkowitz was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for ACE Risk Management – National Accounts, effective April 2007.  Prior to this appointment, Lefkowitz was EVP and Director of Field Operations for ARM, having joined ACE USA in November 1999 as SVP of the Northeast Region.  With more than 23 years of experience in the large-risk segment, he previously held a number of senior leadership and national accounting positions at AIG, CNA, Atlantic Mutual and Home Insurance.  Lefkowitz has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Boston University and an MBA from Pace University in New York City.