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Thomas J. Wilson
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Born
Thomas J. Wilson

1958 age (56)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)CEO, Allstate Corporation

Thomas J. Wilson (born 1958) is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company. [1] Wilson is also a member of the corporation's board of directors.[2] Wilson currently lives in Chicago.

History

From 2005 to 2006, Wilson was president and chief operating officer of The Allstate Corporation, and from 2002 to 2006 he was also president of Allstate Protection.

Wilson was formerly chairman and president of Allstate Financial, where he led expansion of financial retirement services. Prior to this role Wilson served as Allstate’s chief financial officer. Before joining Allstate in 1995 he worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company, where he was vice president of strategy and analysis. He was responsible for strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, and special projects for the corporation.

Prior to Sears, he was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993. He has also held various financial positions at Amoco Corporation, where he worked from 1980 to 1986.

Wilson is a board member of Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, and a board member of the US Chamber of Commerce,[3] as well as a former board member of Francis W. Parker School. He is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. In 1998, Wilson was one of nine chief financial officers chosen for CFO Magazine's Excellence Award.

Wilson holds a Master's degree in management from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

References

  1. ^ "Thomas J. Wilson". Forbes. Retrieved 20 Jan 2010.
  2. ^ http://people.forbes.com/profile/thomas-j-wilson/78223, Forbes
  3. ^ "Board of Directors". US Chamber of Commerce. US Chamber of Commerce. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.