Mr.Chookaszian is the retired Chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance Companies. He was with CNA for 26 years having served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1992 to 1999 and the two years prior to that he was President and Chief Operating Officer.From 1975 to 1990, Mr. Chookaszian was the Chief Financial Officer and during that time he also served in a variety of positions with different subsidiaries of CNA. Chookaszian was the Chairman of Agency Management Services, Director of General Finance Corporation and Chairman of Intergroup. Agency Management Services is a subsidiary of CNA that engaged in the sale of computer services to insurance agents. General Finance Corporation is a consumer finance subsidiary of CNA Financial. Finally, Intergroup is a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) subsidiary of CNA.Mr. Chookaszian was also the Chairman and Chief Executive Office for mPower, Inc. from 1999-2001. mPower is a financial advice provider focused on management of 401K plans utilizing the internet. Mr. Chookaszian began his professional career with Deloitte & Touche in 1968 as a Management Consultant. He was responsible for management, financial and systems consulting projects.Mr. Chookaszian holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University, an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago, and a M.S. in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a CPCU and a CPA. Chookaszian serves as a director of a number of corporations and organizations. |