Edward B. Rust, Jr.

Who is Edward B. Rust, Jr.?

Edward B. Rust Jr. is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, Ill., and the other principal State Farm affiliates. A native of Illinois, Rust joined State Farm in 1975 at the Dallas, Texas, regional office. He became president and chief executive officer in 1985 and was elected to the additional post of chairman of the board in 1987. A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Rust holds both juris doctor and master of business degrees from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He serves on the boards of directors of Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Ill.; Helmerich and Payne, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.; and McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York.