Thomas J. Wilson (born 1958) is chairman, chief executive officer, and president of The Allstate Corporation. Wilson is also a member of the

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Early life

Wilson was born in

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, Michigan. He graduated from Lake Shore High School in 1975. He subsequently earned a

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in Business Administration from the

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and later earned an MBA from

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in 1980.

Career

Wilson held various financial positions at

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, where he worked from 1980 to 1986. He was managing director of

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Dean Witter Reynolds Dean Witter Reynolds was an American stock brokerage and securities firm catering to a variety of clients. Prior to the company's acquisition, it was among the largest firms in the securities industry with over 9,000 account executives (ranking ...

from 1986 to 1993. 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

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. Before joining Allstate in 1995 he worked for

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, where he was vice president of strategy and analysis. He was responsible for

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, financial planning and analysis, and special projects for the corporation. From 2005 to 2006, Wilson was president and

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of The Allstate Corporation, and from 2002 to 2006 he was also president of Allstate Protection. According to salary.com, Wilson received $17.1 million in fiscal year 2017. Wilson serves on the boards of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the US Chamber of Commerce. He is a former board member of World Business Chicago.

Philanthropy

Wilson is a member of the board of trustees of

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as well as a former board member of Francis W. Parker School. He is also a member of the

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and co-founder of the Get IN Chicago Foundation. Wilson is a Civic Committee member of the

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Personal life

Wilson currently lives in Chicago. In 2017, Wilson and his wife sold their Lincoln Park home of more than two decades for $2.5 million.

References

External links

Thomas J Wilson Allstate Corporation Bio
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