50 Women to Watch: Audrey Taranto

Audrey Taranto, General Counsel, Enstar Group Limited

Audrey Bowen Taranto is a dynamic public company General Counsel and valued Executive Team member at Enstar Group Limited, a multifaceted insurance group offering innovative capital release solutions across Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K., Continental Europe, and Australia. Appointed as Enstar’s first-ever General Counsel in 2019, Taranto previously served as Group Head of Legal from 2017 and prior to that as SVP, Securities Counsel. She began as a Corporate Associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath and later served as Senior Counsel at Cigna Corporation.

Taranto prides herself as a team-oriented, solutions-focused problem solver who builds collaborative and positive working relationships through the organization. She drives and champions transformational change by identifying need, securing buy-in, and creating solutions to achieve continuous improvement.

What is your proudest achievement?

Becoming a parent and continuing to pursue an exciting and rewarding career while raising a family.

What is the most influential piece of advice (professional or personal) you have received?

To apply the "comparison is the thief of joy" concept. To focus on paving the way in your career authentically rather than compare yourself to others and their paths.

What is/are your favorite extracurricular activity/activities?

Watching my two children play sports.

Name your hometown/where you were born/where you grew up and where you live now.

Born and raised in Bethlehem, PA. Now live in Philadelphia suburbs.

If you were not a legal professional, what other line of work would you pursue?

Sports psychologist