Business Week Keynote Address

THURSDAY | Febuary 27, 2025

2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | JOHN FARNEY
President and Chief Executive Officer
State Farm™ Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

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 served as senior vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer for eight years before being elected President of State Farm
Mutual in January 2024.  He 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.
He is a member of the Business Roundtable.

Business casual or casual attire is recommended.  No registration is needed to attend this event.