Background
III, Leonard Earle Wood was born on January 27, 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Leonard Earle Junior and Elizabeth W.
III, Leonard Earle Wood was born on January 27, 1942 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Leonard Earle Junior and Elizabeth W.
Associate of Arts, Menlo College, Menlo Park, California, 1963; Bachelor of Business Administration, Menlo College, Menlo Park, California, 1965.
Sales representative, Del Monte Corporation, San Francisco, 1965-1967; assistant vice president, manager, Chubb Group Insurance Companies, Warren, New Jersey, 1967-1975; vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Chicago, 1975-1984; executive vice president, chief operating officer,, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Nebraska, Omaha, 1984-1987; senior vice president national marketing, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Association, Chicago, 1987-1991; president, Chief Executive Officer,, Gallagher Bassett Benefit Adminstrs., Itasca, Illinois, 1991-1995; managing principal, The English Group, Chicago, since 1996. Trustee Marketing Science Institute, Boston, 1991.
Member county Lutheran Church of Ascension, Northfield, Illinois, 1984. Chairman Nebraska Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool, Lincoln, 1986. Member alumni committee Menlo College, 1991.
Staff sergeant United States Army, 1966-1971. Member American Management Association (trustee since 1991, chairman investment committee 1992), Conway Farms Golf Club.
Married Stephanie Ann English, October 16, 1993. Children: Margery, April, Adam.