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10 State Farm executives
These ten current and former State Farm executives have held senior vice president and chief officer roles at State Farm, covering investments, information technology, legal, diversity and State Farm Bank. Readers can learn how State Farm executives approach investment portfolios, technology strategy, legal matters, agency sales and operations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Allyson Watts, CLU,ChFC,CPCU
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President · State Farm
Senior Vice President at State Farm since July 2024. Allyson Watts was Area Vice President at State Farm from July 2020 to July 2024 and Vice President Agency-Sales from May 2016 to July 2020, and the profile also lists a Leadership Enterprise Development Associate role at State Farm (2013–2016).
Ashley Pettit
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer Senior Vice President · State Farm
Former Chief Information Officer Senior Vice President at State Farm (2017–2024). The profile says that as CIO and Sr. VP, Ashley Pettit defined and directed the strategy for IT infrastructure, operations, solution architecture and software engineering. Pettit was also Vice President Information Technology at State Farm (2014–2017).
Debra Boblitt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President · State Farm
Former Senior Vice President at State Farm (2009–2016). Her profile says that as Senior Vice President she increased revenue and market share, developed teams and led through change, with full P&L responsibilities. She also lists an Executive role at State Farm (1992–2009) and an Agent role at State Farm Agent (1988–1992).
Joseph Young, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Investment Officer · State Farm
Former Chief Investment Officer at State Farm (September 2020 to January 2026); his profile now lists him as retired. He was Senior Vice President - Investments at State Farm (2018–2020), a Finance & Accounting role based in Bloomington, Illinois, and Vice President - Fixed Income at State Farm (2011–2020).
Keesha-Lu Abrahams-Mitra
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and General Counsel · State Farm
Senior Vice President and General Counsel at State Farm since January 2024, a role listed in the Legal department. The profile also lists Vice President - Counsel (2020–2024), Associate General Counsel (2016–2020) and Counsel-Government Affairs (2002–2016) at State Farm.
Lisa Stewart
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President · State Farm
Senior Vice President at State Farm since October 2019. Her profile also lists VP-Life, Health, Mutual Funds at State Farm (2015–2019), based in Bloomington, Illinois, as well as Vice President Agency - Sales (2014–2015) and Vice President of Operations - Enterprise Services (2011–2013) at State Farm.
Mark Mikel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer - State Farm Bank · State Farm
Former Chief Operating Officer - State Farm Bank at State Farm (2018–2020). He has been Vice President - Business Strategy & Transformation at State Farm since May 2025, after serving as Vice President - Operations (2021–2025), and he was Vice President & Secretary - State Farm Investment Management Corp (2012–2017).
Robert Stephan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer · State Farm
Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer at State Farm since January 2026. His profile says that as CIO he oversees State Farm's investment teams and portfolios, which are managed with a conservative bias. He was Investment Executive - Public & Private Equity at State Farm from 2021 to 2025 and Investment Executive - Private Equity there from 2011 to 2020.
Sonya Robinson, MBA, MSM
LinkedInExperience: Chief Diversity Officer at State Farm Insurance · State Farm
Former Chief Diversity Officer at State Farm Insurance (January 2023 to July 2025), based in Bloomington, Illinois. She has been Area Vice President - Western Market Area at State Farm since July 2025, a Sales role, and she was Vice President-Agency Sales at State Farm (2013–2016).
Tim McFadden
LinkedInExperience: SVP, CEO State Farm's Indemnity and Florida Companies. · State Farm
Former SVP, CEO of State Farm's Indemnity and Florida companies, a role his profile dates from January 1992 to July 2018. His profile says he guided multi-billion-dollar P&Ls, executed large-scale restructurings and led through crisis in highly regulated environments. He was a Member of the Board at Kingstone Insurance Company (2018–2025).
Choose the right perspective
Match the executive's function to your question, since investment, technology, legal and agency sales leaders see different parts of State Farm's decisions. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's State Farm experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does State Farm decide how to allocate its investment portfolio across asset classes?
- 02What does State Farm look for when selecting technology vendors and partners?
- 03How does State Farm support and measure the performance of its agency sales force?
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