Thomas J Wilson

Early life

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 a Master's degree in management from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Career

Wilson held various financial positions at Amoco Corporation, where he worked from 1980 to 1986. He was managing director of mergers and acquisitions at Dean Witter Reynolds 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 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. 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 serves on the boards of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the US Chamber of Commerce.

Philanthropy

Wilson is a board member of Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center as well as a former board member of Francis W. Parker School. He is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization.

Personal life

Wilson currently lives in Chicago.