The Veracity Vision

Brent Waldron, CPA
Vice President of Finance

Brent followed in his father’s footsteps as he became interested in accounting and finance. He attended Boise State University where he received his BS degree in Accounting in 1994 and later earned his Certified Public Accountant accreditation.

Brent is the newest member of Veracity’s executive team. He brings with him over 20 years of accounting, finance, and executive management experience that has helped guide teams and businesses to financial success. In the last 15 years, he has worked as a Controller for 3 multi-billion dollar international companies. His leadership experience includes managing a staff of over 25 accountants in all areas of financial responsibility. He has been trained in Lean-manufacturing, Six Sigma, and successful team building.

When he has free time, Brent enjoys playing golf and traveling with his beautiful wife and daughter. He is also a sports fan, and although he graduated from Boise State, he loves cheering on the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Daniel Steadman, CPCU
Vice President of Underwriting

Daniel Steadman began his insurance career as an underwriter for a Fortune 500 national carrier, underwriting personal lines and small business risks. In 2012 he was brought on to Veracity Insurance Solutions to develop its in-house underwriting division. Since then, Veracity has expanded its in-house programs and underwriting authority to include 16 proprietary insurance programs (and growing), spanning a variety of industries and products. During this same time frame, written premiums have more than doubled, and loss ratios have dramatically decreased.

When not in the office, Daniel enjoys following his favorite sports teams, reading, and spending time with his wife and three young children.

Julie Sheffield
Vice President of Operations

Julie Sheffield joined the Veracity Insurance Solutions team in late 2012. As the company began to expand its operations into habitational risk, Veracity put its focus on leaned on Julie to oversee this business. With over 13 years of experience in the property management and real estate development sector, Julie has been able to apply her first-hand experience to this evolving industry. Julie is currently the Vice President of Operations and oversees the daily operations of Veracity and Human Resources.

In her free time, Julie and her husband Mark love to explore new places, ride their motorcycles and ATV’s, play golf, and relax by the pool whenever they can. Julie has a love for animals that shows in her wide variety of pets that includes two dogs, a cat, and a rabbit. She hopes to one day have a miniature cow and horse.

Clint Bishop
Vice President of Marketing

Clint is a native Texan who has made Utah his home for over fifteen years. He has more than ten years of experience leading marketing teams of various sizes in a variety of industries. Clint joined Veracity in 2019 and has been focused on building a scalable, sustainable, and significant growth engine for the company.

Clint is big on culture, big on autonomy, and big on innovation. When he’s not at work, Clint enjoys watching baseball, playing games with his kids, gardening, ATVing, and wrestling his black lab.

Chris Van Leeuwen, CIC
Vice President of Professional Development

Chris Van Leeuwen started his insurance career in 1987 working as an independent agent with his family’s agency. Chris is a third-generation insurance professional and became the agency owner in 1994. In 2007, Chris sold the agency to a top 100 firm and focused his efforts on commercial lines accounts and specialty niche markets.

Chris left the independent agency system and joined Veracity Insurance Solutions in 2012. He is currently VP of Business Development and is involved with various aspects of management, sales, training, and carrier relations within the agency. Chris has also been instrumental in the development and implementation of several national program and Risk Purchasing Groups.

Chris’ interests outside the insurance industry include international travel, cycling, fishing, cooking, and spending time with the family.

Lijana Zabulioniene
Vice President of Software Engineering

As complicated as Lijana’s last name sounds, she does equally complex things at Veracity Insurance Solutions. With more than a decade of experience in technical project management and development, Lijana has led the software development team in delivering multiple software projects that emphasize innovation, quality, and security. These projects have helped Veracity streamline and automate many of its insurance processes, increasing efficiency and allowing the company to focus on developing new proprietary insurance programs.

Lijana has a master’s degree in information systems and a bachelor’s in computer science. She is also an avid traveler who has lived in multiple countries around the world including China, Portugal, and Spain, but Utah’s mountains always bring her back. Besides traveling, Lijana enjoys rock climbing, golfing, hiking, camping, reading, and simply spending time with her family. She hopes to one day see humans colonize Mars.

Gavin Jones
Vice President of Product

Gavin is one of our newest team members bringing with him more than 13+ years of experience in the Tech industry. He graduated with his MBA from the University of Utah with an emphasis on Program/Project Management in 2016. Gavin has spent the last 4+ years focused on building very successful teams and products. He is deeply passionate about leadership, processes, and helping the team and company win.

Gavin is married with four kids: wife Kristy, daughter Oakley, son Nixon, daughter Madelyn, and daughter Ellie. He played football at Utah State University, loves to play sports, and do anything outdoors—but most of all enjoys spending time with his family.