George Norcross

Who is George Norcross?

George E. Norcross III is an insurance executive, community leader, philanthropist and a Democratic Party leader in New Jersey.

Norcross currently serves as Executive Chairman of Conner Strong & Buckelew, a national insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm based in Marlton, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.

He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Cooper Health System and Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ and has served as a Trustee since 1990.

He led the effort to create the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, the first new medical school in New Jersey in 30 years and to partner with the nationally renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center to create the MD Anderson Cooper Cancer Center.

Norcross has been a prominent political leader in New Jersey for over 25 years, since he became chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee in 1989, a position he held until 1993. For many years, he has been named as one of the most powerful non-elected political figures in New Jersey by the website PolitickerNJ.com. He is a member of the Democratic National Committee.