As a recent college graduate, Griffith answered an ad for a Progressive Claims Rep., never intending to stay in the industry. 28 years later, she became the CEO.
MAYFIELD, Ohio — Currently, 52 female CEO’s are at the helm of Fortune 500 companies. Northeast Ohio is home to several, including Progressive Insurance CEO Tricia Griffith.
She became the company’s first female to hold this position in 2016. But in 1988, when she was a college student with loan debt, Griffith answered an ad for a claims representative, never intending to stay in the insurance industry.
“In fact, I called home and got my mom and said I quit my job and joined Progressive. And she said, ‘Oh, the soup company?’ And I said, ‘No, that’s Progresso.'”
She made $19,000 a year, but the experience proved priceless.
“That was 36 and 1/2 years ago. So I never looked back. I fell in love …
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