CHICAGO, IL, September 24, 2024 - Emily Nelles Klor has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Klor is the chief operating officer of Allstate Health and Benefits at Allstate Insurance Company, a role she has held since 2023. In this capacity, she oversees all operational aspects of the $2.3 billion business, serving 4.3 million customers. Her responsibilities include driving digital and GenAI transformation, innovation, and key functional areas such as customer experience, account management, broker and client services, claims, enrollment technology, administration services, the project management office, marketing, communications, regulatory compliance, privacy, and special investigations. Ms. Klor is also an officer of the Allstate Insurance Company and the American Heritage Life Insurance Company. She serves as executive sponsor for Inclusive Diversity and Equity and champions talent through the Allstate Women's Senior Leadership Network.
Ms. Klor's career at Allstate Insurance Company began in 2014 when she joined as a manager of strategic initiatives. She quickly advanced through various roles, including senior manager of strategic initiatives from 2016 to 2018 and principal of enterprise engagements from 2018 to 2021. She then served as principal of strategic partnerships from 2020 to 2021 before becoming chief of staff for Allstate Health and Benefits for the following two years. She has successfully managed large budgets exceeding $250 million, including technology expenditures, and led high-performing organizations of over 1,000 individuals.
Before her tenure at Allstate, Ms. Klor worked at Molex in Chicago from 2011 to 2014 where she served as strategy lead of global shared services deployments and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. She chaired the Global Ethics Committee and was an active member of the Molex Women's Business Council. Her early career also included a position as a real estate consultant at Simpson Property Group LLC from 2010 to 2011.
Ms. Klor's educational journey reflects a commitment to diverse learning experiences and continuous personal development. She earned a bachelor's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from the American University in Washington, D.C., where she was enriched by the institution's international environment. Ms. Klor continues her executive education at Harvard Business School, specializing in finance.
Beyond her professional life, Ms. Klor is committed to philanthropy, evidenced by her participation in humanitarian projects organized by Northwestern University and the University of San Francisco. One of her notable experiences involved building schools in rural Mexico. Ms. Klor has dedicated a decade of patronage to environmental preservation through the Alliance for the Great Lakes and is a lifelong philanthropist of EasterSeals, an organization dedicated to offering therapies and health programs for children with disabilities.
In her personal life, Ms. Klor enjoys spending time with her family. They are avid sports fans, whether behind the glass at a hockey game or along the third baseline at a Cubs game. She also enjoys traveling, picking up the French custom of sabrage, the sabering of champagne bottles, in her early travels to Europe. She attributes her overall success to her openness to opportunity, willingness to embrace challenge, and the unwavering encouragement of her family.
Looking ahead, Ms. Klor aims to expand her philanthropic efforts, particularly in advancing opportunities for women in STEM fields. Personally, she is considering writing a collection of short stories that speak to her life experience navigating as an executive and mother.
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