Jeff Baldyga - CAO, Sr. EVP and General Counsel

 

Mr. Baldyga oversees the company’s legal and contract process, Human Resources, Project Management Office, Change Control Request (CCR) Office, Risk & Audit, and the AFS Corporate Headquarters Operations. Mr. Baldyga is responsible for managing a team of human resource professionals responsible for recruiting, leadership and talent development, diversity, employee relations, compensation, benefits, and payroll. Additionally, he oversees the Project Management Office ensuring our client and internal projects stay on budget and on time, as well as the administration of CCRs for AFS clients. In the Risk & Audit area, he is responsible for the oversight of risk functions and processes, as well as third-party risk assessments. A member of the Executive Committee, Mr. Baldyga works with the AFS CEO, Executive Chairman and the committee on strategy for AFS.
 
Mr. Baldyga joined AFS in 2000 and has implemented processes to streamline the negotiation and finalization of contract details and modernized Human Resources to help attract top talent.
 
Prior to joining AFS, Mr. Baldyga managed litigation for ECS Claim Administrators. In this role, he negotiated settlements and investigated professional, environmental and commercial general liability claims. Mr. Baldyga also was a litigation associate at a law firm where he was responsible for managing the firm’s commercial litigation caseload, preparing pleadings and discovery involving business tort and contract claims, corporate and partnership actions, patent infringement and antitrust law.
 
Mr. Baldyga served in the U.S. Marine Corps after earning a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy. He holds a M.S. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a J.D. and graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law.