Michael A. Corbett
A native of Pelham Manor, NY, he has an MBA from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi. He studied advanced international finance at the London School of Business, and his first professional post was as a corporate lender with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company in New York City. Subsequently, he held senior financial positions with West Point Pepperell, Purolator Courier Corporation, Macmillan Publishing Company, and Genesco, Inc.
In 2011, Corbett was recruited by the Insurance Commissioner to be the chief regulator of captive insurance companies for the TDCI. Until his recruitment to join Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) in February 2020, he and his staff formed over 200 individual captive insurance companies coupled with over 450 cell companies representing over $6.5 Billion in cumulative premiums and $16 Million in total revenue to the State of Tennessee.