Bob Restrepo has a broad background in the insurance and financial services career industry. His career experience includes senior executive roles at Aetna, Travelers, Hanover, Main Street America Group, and most recently with State Auto Insurance Group in Columbus, Ohio.
After graduating from Yale University with a degree in English in 1972, Bob joined Aetna Life and Casualty Company. He left the company in 1996 as senior vice president of personal lines, when Travelers acquired the division, where he remained until 1998 as CEO, Personal lines. From 1998 to 2004, Bob served Allmerica Financial Corporation, departing as the president and CEO of the property and casualty group. He then joined the Main Street America Group as senior vice president of insurance operations, where he remained until joining the State Auto Insurance Companies in February 2006.
Bob retired from State Auto Companies in 2015, where he served as Chair, CEO, and president since 2006. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Larry H. Miller Company, Bob also serves on the boards of RLI Corp, Genworth Financial, and Enact Holdings. In Columbus, he also serves as Chair of Columbus State Community College and on the board of ProMusica.
Bob previously served as Chair of the American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Association (PCIIA). In addition, Bob has served on the board of Columbus Partnership, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Central Ohio, Columbus College of Art and Design (past chair), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He and his wife, Mary Frances, served as co-chairs of the 2011 campaign of the United Way of Central Ohio.
Bob and Mary Frances have three daughters and they live in St. Simons Island, Georgia and Columbus Ohio.
