Rusty Ashworth

Rusty Ashworth is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in application development and management, currently serving as Sr Director and Application Development Engineering Manager at Protective Life since November 2013. In this role, Rusty has led efforts to modernize the online customer service website, enhancing self-service functionality for policyholders. Prior positions at Protective Life include Director of External Systems Application Development and Business Systems Analyst, where Rusty managed software development teams and identified business needs for online systems. Rusty's background also includes roles as Capital Project Analyst at Regions Financial Corporation and Software Systems Analyst at Motion Industries, along with a foundational experience as Senior Financial Analyst in Investment Operations at Protective Life. Rusty holds an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in Accounting from The University of Alabama.