Thomas S. Gayner

Overview

Mr. Thomas S. Gayner, age 45, is executive vice president and chief investment officer of Markel Corporation, a publicly traded insurance holding company headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. Mr. Gayner was elected a Director of the Company in January 2007 and is a member of the Audit Committee. Since 1990, he has served as president of Markel Gayner Asset Management; he also served as a director of Markel Corporation from 1998 to 2003. Previously he had been a certified public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and a vice president of Davenport & Company of Virginia. Mr. Gayner serves on the Board of Directors of The Davis Funds in New York City and First Market Bank in Richmond, Virginia and he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Elijah House Academy.