Bruce Basso

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Bruce Basso joined the Mario L. Basso Agency founded by his father in 1970. Under his leadership, the firm grew to become one of the more prominent agencies in the Bay Area. In 1990, the Mario L. Basso Agency merged with Albuger de Grosz to form, ABD Insurance & Financial(ABD), the 14th largest insurance brokerages in the United States.

Born in San Francisco, Mr. Basso was raised in San Mateo. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam and earned a bachelor's degree in business from San Francisco State University soon thereafter in 1972. Bruce has since attended continuous executive programs from the Wharton School of Business, Stanford University, and the University of California at Berkeley.

Mr. Basso is a member of various boards and committees; including various Insurance Carrier President's Advisory Councils, the Board of Directors World Broker Federation, Washington, D.C., the Board of Directors of Copaprose/Latin America; Board of Directors, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers of Washington DC; the California Department of Insurance Advisory Board; and the Executive Committee of the World Broker Network. Mr. Basso is also past Chairman of the Insurance Industry Charitable Fund and a member of its Board of Directors.

Bruce currently resides in Atherton, CA with his wife and two kids.