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Our leadership team

Guiding our future

Get to know the executives who guide and support State Farm®.

Jon Farney - President & Chief Executive Officer

Jon Farney

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jon Farney is President and Chief Executive Officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. He has more than 30 years of experience with State Farm and within the insurance and financial services industry.

Farney joined State Farm in 1993 and has served in a variety of executive leadership positions including assistant vice president – securities products, assistant vice president – planning & analysis, vice president – financial operations and operations vice president – underwriting. He was promoted to senior vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer in 2016. He was elected President of State Farm Mutual in January 2024 and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in June 2024.

He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Illinois State University, Normal and earned his MBA from the University of Michigan. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter® (CPCU), Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC) and Fellow, Life Management Institute® (FLMI) designations.

Farney is a member of the Business Roundtable. 

Kristyn Cook - Executive Vice President and Chief Agency, Sales & Marketing Officer


Executive Vice President and Chief Agency, Sales & Marketing Officer

Chris Schell - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer


Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Fawad Ahmad - Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer


Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer

Andrea Doss - Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer


Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer

Wensley J. Herbert - Senior Vice President – P&C Claims


Senior Vice President – P&C Claims

Deon Johnson - Senior Vice President – P&C Underwriting


Senior Vice President – P&C Underwriting

Dan Krause - Senior Vice President – Western Market Area


Senior Vice President – Western Market Area

Senior Vice President – Life, Health & Investment Planning Services


Senior Vice President – Life, Health & Investment Planning Servic

Keesha-Lu Mitra - Senior Vice President & General Counsel


Senior Vice President & General Counsel

Brad Montgomery - Senior Vice President – Agency


Senior Vice President – Agency

Bill Roundtree - Senior Vice President – North Central Market Area


Senior Vice President – North Central Market Area

Michele Russo - Senior Vice President


Senior Vice President

Mark Schwamberger - Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer


Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Stewart - Senior Vice President – Eastern Market Area


Senior Vice President – Eastern Market Area

Rob Stewart - Senior Vice President – South Central Market Area


Senior Vice President – South Central Market Area

Allyson Watts - Senior Vice President – Southeastern Market Area


Senior Vice President – Southeastern Market Area

Joe Young - Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer


Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

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