Walker College of Business

The Boyles Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Todd M. Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Builders Insurance. 

Todd M. Campbell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Builders, an A.M. Best “A” rated mutual captive company located in Atlanta, Georgia. Builders is a super-regional insurer operating in 20+ states and its surplus lines carrier is licensed in 49 jurisdictions in America. Builders, with $365 million in surplus and $1.1 billion in assets under management, $260+mm in annual premium and 200+ employees, has been an integral part of the Worker’s Compensation, General Liability and Commercial Insurance markets in the Southeast for 32 years.

Prior to joining Builders in early 2021, Todd was CEO, for 4 ½ years, of the fastest growing program insurer in the United States, leading the company from $0 GWP to $650+mm in contracted premium. He also served as a London-based expat CEO for four years, leading a Lloyd’s coverholder MGA with offices in London, Paris and Madrid. During his leadership, gross written premiums and profits each doubled and Todd and his company were named Employer of the Year in South England in the prestigious Kent Excellence in Business Awards, for his high impact corporate and cultural change initiatives.

Todd spent the early part of his career as a corporate mergers and acquisitions attorney and political affairs lobbyist representing many insurers and insurance related organizations, including what is now the PCI, as lead lobbyist in Georgia. During his practice he was lead attorney on some of the largest health insurer formations and acquisitions in Georgia history, the formation of multiple health and P&C insurance companies in Georgia, and served as counsel to many insurers doing business in Georgia.

Todd currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Sagicor Life Insurance company, part of the Sagicor group, a 150-year-old insurer based in Barbados and Bermuda, and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock exchange. He also was recent chair of the Sagicor Investment and Risk board committee, with $5+ billion in assets under management. 

As a business leader Todd has strived to support and grow the skills and talents of his team members, three of whom were named as recipients of the prestigious Insurance Institute Young Achiever Award in the United Kingdom while another was named to the annual Insurance Business America‘s Top Women in Insurance award.  

In June 2024, in recognition of his transformational leadership at Builders, Todd was recognized as a 2024 Most Admired CEO by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Todd received his B.S. in History from Appalachian State University and received his law degree from Mercer University’s Woodruff School of Law in Georgia.

The college's Distinguished Lecture Series began in the Spring of 1988. In October 1991 the Series was dedicated to Treasurer Boyles in honor of his service to the State of North Carolina. An endowment fund was established at that time, with the assistance of U.S. Senator James T. Broyhill (1927 – 2023), to permanently endow the series in Boyles' name.

Harlan E. Boyles (1929 – 2003) devoted his 49-year career to the citizens of the State of North Carolina. A native of Lincoln County, Boyles was elected to six four-year terms as State Treasurer and served under nine governors. His name was associated throughout the state and the nation with fiscal integrity, hard work and honesty.

Harlan Boyles was dedicated to education, and through his involvement with Appalachian State University and the Walker College of Business, he was able to share his experience, advice and wise counsel with hundreds of students and future business leaders. For eleven years, he came to campus to preside over the bi-annual Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture Series.

Not only did his association with the Walker College make a difference in many on-campus endeavors, but it also had a tremendous effect on the college’s fund-raising efforts. He was honored with three separate endowments in the college -- for the lecture series, student scholarships, and faculty support. These endowments will provide an impact on the college for years to come.

Boyles lectures were held each semester through 2016, and beginning in 2017, the lecture became an annual event.