John Sauerland

John became Chief Financial Officer in April 2015. John joined Progressive in 1990 as a summer intern before starting full time in 1991 as an Assistant Product Manager in Cleveland, Ohio. Since then, he has served as Product Manager for, at various times, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and Pennsylvania. He’s also served as General Manager for Mississippi and later as General Manager for Minnesota and Wisconsin.

John was the Claims General Manager responsible for the delivery of 24/7 Progressive Claims Service for eight Midwestern states. In 2006, he was named President of Progressive’s Direct business and, after the combination of our Agency and Direct businesses, he served as President of Personal Lines for eight years.

John has a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Chicago.