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Tom Wilson is on the Board of Directors at NUBURU. Tom is also the Chair, President, & CEO at Allstate Corporation.

Tricia Griffith (born October 1964) is an American business executive who currently serves as the CEO and president of Progressive.

Since 2010, Combs has been an investment manager at Berkshire Hathaway. He worked at Progressive Insurance Company before going to graduate school to begin an investing career.

Kirt Walker is Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide, a mutual company focused on protecting people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care. He was elected to this position in 2019, and in this role also serves as a member of the Nationwide Board of Directors. Kirt initially joined the Nationwide family of companies in 1986. Prior to being elected CEO, he served for 10 years as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nationwide Financial. During his first 23 years, he served in various leadership positions within the company’s Property and Casualty business, including President and COO of Nationwide Insurance and President of Allied Insurance, Nationwide’s former independent agency subsidiary. Kirt’s leadership philosophy focuses on “The Four Ps”: People, Planning, Performance and Partnerships. This philosophy extends to driving an engaged, caring culture of associates that leads to better solutions for customers and other stakeholders. Kirt is a graduate of Iowa State University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in management. He also holds a Master of Science in management with an emphasis in leadership degree from The American College. Kirt is passionate about the community in which he works and lives. He advocates for the professional development and advancement of industry professionals as a board trustee for The Institutes, a property & casualty risk and insurance knowledge group. He also serves on the American Red Cross Board of Governors and the Columbus State Community College Board of Trustees. Kirt previously served as a board member for the American Council of Life Insurers, Association of Ohio Life Insurance Companies, Mid-Ohio Foodbank, American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, White Castle restaurant company, New Albany Foundation and Greater Des Moines Partnership and as a trustee for Grand View College in Des Moines. Past honors for his community involvement include being named CEO of the Year by Des Moines Business Journal and an Honored Ally by Stonewall Columbus, Central Ohio’s leading LGBTQ organization. A native of Irvington, Iowa, Kirt was raised on a Century Farm, instilling the values of hard work and community responsibility that he carries forth today. His favorite pastimes include spending time with family, reading and rooting for the Cyclones.

Jack is chairman, chief executive officer and president of American Family Insurance. A native of DeForest, Wisconsin, Jack began his career with American Family in 1983 as a claim adjuster. In 1985, he became an agent in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, before moving to a district sales manager position in 1988. He became state sales director for eastern Wisconsin in 1995. In 2000, Jack was named vice president of the Personal Lines Division, and in 2003 he was elected Life/Health vice president. In 2004, he was elected executive vice president, overseeing the company’s five regional sales operations, Marketing and Broker/Dealer divisions. Jack became chief operating officer in August 2006, and president and chief operating officer in January 2007. He became chairman and chief executive officer in November 2011. Jack serves on the board of directors of American Family Mutual Insurance Company, the Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the Insurance Information Institute, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and United Way of Dane County. He is co-chair of the board at the American Family Children’s Hospital, and also serves on the executive roundtables for the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association and PCI. Jack earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and business administration from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He now serves as a member of the Wartburg College Board of Regents. Please see our Strategic Leadership Team page for additional bios of American Family's executives.