Background
Todd, John Odell was born on November 12, 1902 in Minneapolis. Son of Frank Chisholm and Mary Mable (Odell) Todd.
insurance company sales professional
Todd, John Odell was born on November 12, 1902 in Minneapolis. Son of Frank Chisholm and Mary Mable (Odell) Todd.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1924. Chartered Life Underwriter, Am.Coll., 1933.
Special agent Equitable Life Assurance Society, Minneapolis, 1926-1928. Insurance broker, Minneapolis, 1928-1931. Special agent Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, 1931-1938, Evanston, Illinois, since 1938.
Partner High School Vail & Sons, Chicago, 1938-1943, Vail and Todd, general agents
Northwestern Mutual, Chicago, 1943-1944. Sole general agent, Chicago, 1944-1951.
President Todd Planning and Service Company, life insurance brokers, 1951. Founder, honorary chairman, principal John O. Todd Organisation, Executive Compensation Specialists and Consultant, 1970-1991.
Faculty lecturer Chartered Life Underwriter Institutions, U. Connecticut, 1952-1953, University of Wisconsin, 1955-1957, University of California, 1956, U. Hawaii, 1966.
Host interviewer educational Films Series of the Greats, 1973-1974. President Evanston (Illinois) 1st. Ward Non-Partisan Civic Association, 1956-1957.
Trustee Evanston History Society, 1973-1976.
Board of directors First Congl Church, Evanston, 1987-1989. Company-founder MDRT CharitableFound., 1959, president, 1971, sole lifetime director emeritus, 1971.
Member of AALU, Million Dollar Round Table (president 1951, only 60th year consecutive qualifier), Chicago Life Trust Council, Northwestern Mutual Association Agents, Life Agency Managers Association (director 1945-1948), Northwestern Mutual Special Agents Association (president 1955-1956, 1957-1958, leader senior agents 1994), Chicago Life Underwriters Association, Chicago Life Underwriters Association (director 1938-1941, Distinguished Service award 1984), American College Life Underwriters (trustee 1957-1978), Association Advanced Life Underwriters (president 1963-1964), American College John O. National Association Life Underwriters, Glen View., Evanston University, Top Table (charter member), Sphinx Head., Psi Upsilon.
Married Elizabeth M. Johnson, March 16, 1996. Children: John Odell, George Bennett.