Jesse E. Merten holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at The Allstate Corp. and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Allstate Insurance Co. (a subsidiary of The Allstate Corp.) and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York. Jesse E. Merten is also on the board of Allstate Life Insurance Co., Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Joffrey Ballet.

In the past Mr. Merten held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Allstate Financial Services LLC.

Mr. Merten received an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.