Mel Diaz

Mel Diaz currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, a role held since August 2023. With extensive experience in the insurance and employee benefits industry, Mel Diaz has been the Area Executive Vice President at Gallagher since February 2012. Previous positions include Vice President of Employee Benefits at Hub International Midwest from November 2007 to January 2012, Agency Owner at Allstate from May 2005 to November 2007, Account Executive at UnitedHealthcare from May 2000 to May 2005, and Senior Account Manager at First Health between May 1998 and May 2000. Mel Diaz holds a Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management, both from the University of Illinois Chicago.