Thomas J. Wilson
(born 1957) is chairman, chief executive officer, and president of
The Allstate Corporation
. Wilson is also a member of the
corporation
's
board of directors
.
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Early life
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Wilson was born in
St. Clair Shores
, Michigan. He graduated from
Lake Shore High School
in 1975. He subsequently earned a
Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration from the
University of Michigan
and later earned an MBA from
Northwestern University
's
Kellogg School of Management
in 1980.
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Career
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Wilson held various financial positions at
Amoco
, where he worked from 1980 to 1986. He was managing director of
mergers and acquisitions
at
Dean Witter Reynolds
from 1986 to 1993.
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Wilson was formerly chairman and president of Allstate Financial, where he led expansion of financial retirement services. Prior to this role Wilson was Allstate’s
chief financial officer
. Before joining Allstate in 1995 he worked for
Sears, Roebuck & Company
, where he was vice president of strategy and analysis.
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He was responsible for
strategic planning
, financial planning and analysis, and special projects for the corporation. From 2005 to 2006, Wilson was president and
chief operating officer
of 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 is on the boards of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and serves as the chairman of the
US Chamber of Commerce
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and is a past chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He is a former board member of World Business Chicago.
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Philanthropy
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Wilson is involved with numerous civic organizations including P33,
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an initiative focused on accelerating Chicago's leadership in the digital economy; OneTen,
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a corporate initiative to upskill, hire and promote one million people into family-sustaining jobs; and he co-founded the Get IN Chicago Foundation.
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to reduce youth violence. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable,
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CEO Roundtable and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group.
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He previously served as chair of the Financial Services Roundtable, Property-liability CEO Roundtable, deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago,
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and director of State Street Corporation.
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He is a member of the board of trustees of
Rush University Medical Center
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as well as a former board member of
Francis W. Parker School
. He is also a member of the
Young Presidents' Organization
. Wilson is a Civic Committee member of the
Commercial Club of Chicago
.
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Personal life
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Wilson currently lives in Chicago.
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In 2017, Wilson and his wife sold their Lincoln Park home of more than two decades for $2.5 million.
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