Life

Fishman served as the Company's Chairman and CEO since the St. Paul and Travelers Companies merged to form The Travelers Companies (then named The St. Paul Travelers Company) in April 2004. From October 2001 until the merger, Mr. Fishman had been Chairman, CEO, and President of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. Prior to October 2001, Mr. Fishman served as Chairman, CEO, and President of The Travelers Insurance Group, Inc., (which became Travelers Property Casualty Corp. in 2002 and merged with a subsidiary of St. Paul in 2004) and as CEO and President of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (which became Travelers Insurance Group Holdings Inc. in 2002) ("Holdings"), also serving as Chairman of Holdings from March 2000 to January 2001. From 1989 to October 2001, Mr. Fishman held several key executive posts at Commercial Credit Corp., Primerica, Travelers, and Citigroup

Citigroup

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Mr. Fishman serves at the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

, as a member of the Board of Trustees, the Board of Overseers of the Graduate School of Education, and the Industry Advisory Board of the Financial Institutions Center for The Wharton School. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Academy Foundation

National Academy Foundation

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Jay Fishman is an honored member of The Advisory Committee of The Jazz Foundation of America

Jazz Foundation of America

The Jazz Foundation of America is a non-profit organization based in Manhattan, New York founded in 1989. The JFA’s programs help jazz and blues musicians in need of emergency funds and connect them with performance opportunities in schools and the community...

 

Compensation

While CEO of The Travelers Companies in 2008, Jay S. Fishman earned a total compensation of $16,821,125; which included a base salary of $1,000,000; a cash bonus of $5,000,000, stock granted of $7,199,977; options granted of $2,998,547; and other compensation of $622,601.

See also

• List of chief executive officers
• Executive Officer
  Executive officer
  An executive officer is generally a person responsible for running an organization, although the exact nature of the role varies depending on the organization.-Administrative law:...
  
  
• CEO succession
  CEO succession
  CEO succession refers to a series of changes in CEO in a firm over time.-General:CEO succession refers to the CEO transitions that take place in a firm. It is a firm process of changes in the CEOs over time. Changing the head of an enterprise impacts company culture, board/CEO relations, and...