Elijah Renner is Co-Founder and CTO at Shepherd, an AI-native commercial insurance platform modernizing underwriting for the construction and infrastructure industries.

Elijah brings a technical background in software engineering and AI, applying modern data techniques to transform one of the most underserved sectors in commercial insurance.

Elijah has championed the vision of autonomous underwriting, mapping the same autonomy trajectory seen in self-driving vehicles to insurance workflows, enabling underwriters to oversee 10x more accounts.

At Shepherd, Elijah has led the build-out of an AI platform that integrates real-time data from construction tech partners like Procore, Autodesk, OpenSpace, and Samsara to deliver underwriting decisions in hours rather than weeks.

Shepherd now insures over $400 billion in project value across 1,500 policies for 600+ customers, has raised $67 million in total funding, and grown revenue more than sevenfold over 24 months.