Douglas L. Rieder is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. Doug has over 30 years of experience in providing risk management, surety, and commercial/professional insurance solutions for construction and real estate clients.
He has been a leader in the Construction Services Practice since co-founding the firm. He provides risk management, surety, and insurance solutions to hundreds of commercial contractors, including many national firms. Prior to entering the agency business, Doug held several senior surety underwriting and management positions with insurance companies, including The Home Insurance Company and the Reliance Insurance Company.
Doug received a Master of Science in Finance from Georgia State University in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1986. Doug also received his Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS®) designation in 2014. CRIS is a specialized curriculum focusing on the insurance and risk management needs of construction projects and contractors. Those who complete the program certify their knowledge of construction insurance and risk management and their dedication to the industry.
As a thought leader, Doug has authored numerous articles on insurance and surety topics. He has been an active guest lecturer on such issues for the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Associated General Contractors, the Construction section of the Atlanta Bar Association, the American Subcontractors Association, and Southern Polytechnic University. Through these associations, he has also served on the board of the Georgia chapter of ABC and various committees.
Doug has been a long time member of Liberty Mutual’s national Surety Producer Advisory Board. In 2020, he also helped organize Craft Bank, a high-touch and technologically advanced Buckhead-based business bank, where he serves as a board and credit committee member. Craft Bank is one of only four banks to be chartered and capitalized in 2020. Since that time the bank has profitably grown to $250 million in assets. Craft is the third bank with whom Doug has been associated. Doug has also served on the board of a 70-year-old employee-owned general contracting firm for 8+ years and was recently named Chairman of the Board as the company transitioned from founder led to management / employee leadership. Doug has also been sought out as an expert witness and consultant on several surety litigations.