Background
Rust, Edward Barry was born on August 3, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Barry Senior and Harriett B. (Fuller) Rust.
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Edward Barry Rust
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Education
Student, Lawrence University, 1968-1969; Bachelor of Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1972; Juris Doctor, Master of Business Administration, Southern Methodist U., 1975.
Career
Management trainee, State Farm Insurance Companies, Dallas, 1975-1976;
attorney, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, 1976;
senior attorney, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, 1976-1978;
assistant vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, 1978-1981;
vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, 1981-1983;
executive vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, 1983-1985;
chairman, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, since 1987;
president, Chief Executive Officer, State Farm Life Insurance Companies, Bloomington, since 1985;
now also president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman, State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company. President and board directors State Farm Investment Management Corporation, State Farm International Services, Inc., State Farm Companies Foundation. Chairman State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 1987.
Board directors executive and investment committees StateFarm Annuity and Life Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Life Insurance Company, State Farm Fire and Casualty, State Farm General.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Illinois Wesleyan University, since 1985. Member of advisory county Graduate School Business Stanford University, 1987-1994. Member business advisory county College Commerce and Business Administration University of Illinois.
Member American Enterprise Institute, Business Roundtable (chairman education task force), Texas State Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, American Institute Property and LiabilityUnderwriters (trustee 1986-1996), Insurance Institute American (trustee 1986-1996), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (vice chairman), National Alliance of Business (chairman since 1998), Illinois Business Roundtable (chairman since 1998).
Connections
Married Sally Buckler, February 28, 1976. 1 child, Edward Barry III.
