Hartley joined Risk Partners in 2021 as a Business Development Manager. He is responsible for developing and implementing the captive strategy of RPI clients and supporting the overall objective of enhancing knowledge of and utilization of captives.

Hartley’s career began in 2010 as a staff accountant with AIG Captive Management Services followed by a variety of progressive management roles with Johnson Lambert LLP. Hartley also serves as faculty for the International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE) where has also previously held the positions of Director and Treasurer. Hartley is on the South Carolina Captive Insurance Association Board of Directors and also sits on the conference committee of the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association and is a subcommittee member on the CICA NextGen initiative. Hartley has previously sat on the SCCIA, NCCIA and VCIA captive conference committees and at one point was the SCCIA conference committee chair. Hartley serves as a Board member for several of his clients and was recognized by Captive International as one of the Forty Under 40 in 2023 and 2025. Hartley has been featured in Captive Review, Captive.Com, and IRMI publications, while also speaking at various industry conferences.

Hartley is a licensed CPA in the state of South Carolina and holds an Associate in Captive Insurance designation with ICCIE.