Tricia Griffith

Tricia Griffith
Born 1965
Education Wharton School of Business
Alma mater Illinois State University
Wharton School of Business
Occupation Business executive
Employer Progressive (CEO, president)

Tricia Griffith (born 1965) is a business executive currently serving as the CEO and president of Progressive.[1] She was appointed to the roles in May 2016, and became CEO on July 1, 2016.[2] The appointment received a degree of press.[3][4] She replaced Glenn Renwick.[5]

In 2016 Fortune named her No. 18 on its annual most powerful women in business list.[1] She was the highest ranking new addition to the list that year.[6]

Early life and education

She attended Illinois State University for her undergraduate degree, and then took part in the advanced management program at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.[7]

Career

Griffith became claims representative at Progressive in 1988, and after a number of managerial positions, became the Chief Human Resources Officer in 2002.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Most Powerful Women". fortune.com. Fortune. 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Holm, Erik (May 13, 2016). "Progressive’s New CEO Adds to ‘Uncertainty’". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Suttell, Scott (December 17, 2016). "Newsmaker of the Year: Changing face of C-suites". www.crainscleveland.com. Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Suttell, Scott (May 17, 2016). "Progressive Corp. to pay new CEO $700,000 a year in base salary". www.crainscleveland.com. Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Orr, Emma (May 12, 2016). "Progressive Promotes Griffith to Replace Renwick as CEO". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Most powerful women newcomers - 2016". Fortune. September 8, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Farber, Madeline (September 16, 2016). "This Ivy League School Has Produced the Most Powerful Businesswomen". Fortune. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tricia Griffith", progressive.com, retrieved January 16, 2017
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