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10 State Farm finance leaders
These ten current and former State Farm finance leaders hold or have held roles including vice president and controller, chief investment officer, vice president of financial operations, vice president of internal audit and finance director for planning, reporting and technology. A reader can learn how CFOs approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in insurance businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ali Klopfenstein
LinkedInExperience: VP LDA - Financial Operations · State Farm
VP LDA - Financial Operations at State Farm since January 2026 and Assistant Vice President at State Farm since May 2020, a role the profile ties to Financial Planning & Analysis. Former LDA-AVP Financial Operations (2020–2021), Planning & Analysis Director (2019–2020) and Senior Manager - Planning & Analysis (2014–2019) at State Farm.
Brant Kaufmann
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · State Farm
Director of Finance at State Farm since September 2023. Former Financial Planning and Analysis Director (2020–2023), Finance Manager - Financial & Regulatory Reporting (2019–2020) and Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Analysis (2017–2019) at State Farm; the profile describes leadership experiences within Financial Operations at State Farm.
Jené Pulliam
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Internal Audit · State Farm
Vice President - Internal Audit at State Farm since October 2024; the profile describes the role as Vice President of Internal Audit / Chief Audit Executive. Former Assistant Vice President - Internal Audit (2023–2024) and former Assistant Vice President - Accounting (2018–2023) at State Farm.
Joseph Young
LinkedInExperience: Chief Investment Officer · State Farm
Former Chief Investment Officer at State Farm (2020–2026), a Finance & Accounting role based in Dallas, and former Senior Vice President - Investments (2018–2020) and Vice President - Fixed Income (2011–2020) at State Farm. Former Investment Leader at Nationwide (1998–2011); the profile lists retirement from State Farm in 2026.
Justin Tipsord
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Controller · State Farm
Vice President and Controller at State Farm since January 2024, a Finance & Accounting role at vice president level. Former Assistant Vice President - Accounting (2018–2024), Finance Manager (2017–2018), Planning & Analysis Senior Manager (2015–2017) and Planning & Analysis Manager (2014–2015) at State Farm.
Kristin Jones
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President - Financial Operations · State Farm
Assistant Vice President - Financial Operations at State Farm since July 2023, a Finance & Accounting role at vice president level. Former Enterprise Consultant (2022–2023), Financial Planning and Analysis Director (2019–2022), Planning & Analysis Manager (2016–2019) and Asst. Planning and Analysis Manager (2014–2016) at State Farm.
Lyle Rudin
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Financial Reporting & Analysis · State Farm
Former Finance Director - Financial Reporting & Analysis at State Farm (2011–2017). Office of Accounting Policy at State Farm since July 2017 and Rating Agency Relationships at State Farm since April 2011. Former Finance Manager - Financial Reporting & Analysis (2010–2011) and Finance Manager - Mutual Fund Accounting (2005–2010) at State Farm; the profile describes 29+ years at State Farm.
Nikklaus Frank
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Data & Technology · State Farm
Finance Director - Data & Technology at State Farm since December 2020, a Finance & Accounting role based in Bloomington, Illinois. Former Planning & Analysis Senior Manager (2014–2020), Relationship Manager (2012–2014) and Global Business Analyst (2011–2012) at State Farm, and former Risk Management Consultant at Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. (2008–2010).
Robert Stephan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer · State Farm
Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer at State Farm since January 2026. Former Investment Executive - Public & Private Equity (2020–2025), Investment Executive - Private Equity (2011–2020) and Investment Officer (1999–2011) at State Farm; the profile describes leading State Farm's Public & Private Equity investment teams.
Ron Thein
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Financial Operations · State Farm
Former Vice President - Financial Operations at State Farm (2015–2025); the profile describes a span of responsibility from strategy to decision support to performance analysis. Chief of Staff to the CEO at State Farm since December 2025. Former Assistant Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis (2008–2015) and Director - Financial Planning & Analysis (2006–2008) at State Farm.
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Match the person's scope to your question: the controller, financial operations vice presidents and chief investment officers suit questions about enterprise accounting, planning and investments, while finance directors suit questions about planning and reporting for one area. Check whether each State Farm role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large insurer organize financial planning and analysis across many business lines?
- 02What does an insurer's controller own across statutory and GAAP reporting?
- 03How should an insurer's investment team balance public and private equity against fixed income?
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