2018 Alumni Medalist Joseph Ehrlich '92GS
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2018-10-10

Joseph Ehrlich ’92GS, is Executive Vice President, Owens Group Insurance. He joined the Owens Group in 2004 and represents the third generation of the Owens family to work at the firm. He leads its Private Equity and Financial Services Practice Area. Joe is a known expert on Representation & Warranties and Transactional Insurance products, frequently giving presentations and educating lawyers and other professionals. Prior to joining the Owens Group, Joe spent many years practicing law with O’Melveny & Myers LLP and its predecessor, O’Sullivan Graev & Karabell LLP. During that time, he assisted clients in evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and consummating private equity transactions. Joe graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a BA in Classics in 1992. He received his JD from New York University’s School of Law in 1997. Joe also serves on both the Owens Group Board of Directors and its Advisory Committee. Among other philanthropic activities, Joe is a member, and the immediate past president, of the NYU Law Alumni Association Board. He also volunteers as Chair of the Columbia University Benefits Committee, is a member of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Strategic Planning Committee, and serves on several other committees of the CAA. At the Columbia Club of New York, Joe is a board member and chairs the Membership Committee. Joe is a former board member of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), having joined the board shortly after the CAA was launched. While on the CAA board, Joe served on several committees, including the Leadership Weekend Committee, where he also moderated a panel on Alumni Relations and Development. Joe was also an original member of the CAA Collaboration Committee.