Thomas J. Wilson
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Thomas J. Wilson, 49, is president and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company. Wilson is also a member of The Allstate Corporation Board of Directors.
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 spearheaded that business unit’s drive into the design and distribution of an expanded range of financial products aimed at meeting the retirement needs of Allstate customers. Prior to his role at Allstate Financial, Wilson served as Allstate’s chief financial officer. He joined Allstate in 1995 from by 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, Francis W. Parker School and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. 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 of Management degree from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
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- Wilson, Thomas J. "Executive Biographies & Speeches: Senior Management Team", allstate.com, November 28, 2006, retrieved November 28, 2006.
Wilson currently lives in Chicago.
