Jess Merten —

Executive Vice President and President, Property-Liability

Allstate Insurance Company

Jess Merten is executive vice president and president, property-liability, responsible for insurance product, claims, operations, service and distribution related to Allstate's personal and commercial lines of insurance. In this role, he helps lead the company's Transformative Growth strategy to grow property-liability market share.

Merten most recently served as chief financial officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company. He joined Allstate in 2012 as a senior vice president in Finance overseeing Allstate Financial. Merten later became Allstate Financial's chief financial officer, helping reposition the business and improve its performance. He was previously Allstate's chief risk officer, overseeing all corporate risk and return activities.

Merten has a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He serves on the boards of the Joffrey Ballet, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Ravinia Festival.