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61 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today USAAwards 2017 ILLINOIS WE ARE THE GOOD HANDS The Allstate Corporation is the largest publicly held personal lines property and casualty insurer in America, serving more than 16 million households nationwide. Founded in 1931, Allstate has been dedicated to protecting our customers from life’s uncertainties and preparing them for the future for more than 85 years. Allstate became a publicly traded company in 1993, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol ALL. As of year-end 2015, Allstate had nearly $104.7 billion in total assets. ALLSTATE AT A GLANCE Explore the company overview to get to know more about the company that has been protecting people and the things most important to them for more than 85 years. DISCOVER THE AGENT DIFFERENCE What sets Allstate apart from other insurers is our local agents—they are your neighbors, living and working in the communities they serve. LEARN ABOUT DIVERSITY AT ALLSTATE Inclusive diversity is a core value and strategy of the Allstate organization. Learn how this helps improve the way we work and serve customers. WORK WITH ALLSTATE Learn more about the Allstate Corporation’s procurement and sourcing process and how you can start doing business with Allstate. EXPLORE ALLSTATE’S ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIPS Watch the latest Mayhem commercials and see how Allstate is strengthening the Good Hands brand through advertising and sponsorships. www.allstate.com FIRM PROFILE ABOUT TOM WILSON Tom Wilson is the chairman and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation. Wilson has served as CEO of Allstate since 2007 and became the chairman of The Allstate Corporation’s Board of Directors in 2008. Wilson has held a number of senior executive positions at Allstate since 1995. As CEO, Wilson has led a multi-year transformation of Allstate to position it as the only insurer with differentiated brands targeted at each segment of the market. The emphasis has been not only on doing the right things, such as investing in cutting-edge innovation, improving efficiency and productivity, and shedding non-core assets, but in doing them in the right way — optimizing the pace of change, restructuring for the long term rather than short term, honoring commitments to employees, agency owners, customers and communities, and investing in the people of Allstate. He joined Allstate in 1995 from Sears, Roebuck and Co. where he was vice president of strategy and analysis. He was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1986 to 1993 and held various financial positions at the Amoco Corporation from 1980 to 1986. Wilson is the chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and holds active leadership positions within the financial services industry and the community. He is a Board member of the Financial Services Roundtable, the Property and Casualty CEO Roundtable and the Financial Services Forum, as well as the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago. Wilson regularly offers comment and insight about timely business and policy topics in national media outlets, and his articles have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN. com. Wilson is a trustee of Rush University Medical Center. He is committed to empowering youth and serves as the national and Illinois Co-Chair for WE Day. Wilson is also the co-chair of Get In Chicago, the public- private partnership to reduce violent crime among youth in Chicago. He has previously served as chairman of the Property and Casualty CEO Roundtable, chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable and deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago A native of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Wilson holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelor;s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan. TOM WILSON Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at The Allstate Corporation