Rasheed Merritt

Rasheed Merritt has been a key executive at State Farm since 2005, holding various leadership positions including Corporate Social Responsibility/DEI Executive, Human Resources Development Executive, and Assistant Vice President for DE&I and Corporate Social Responsibility. Merritt has significantly contributed to enhancing State Farm's diversity, equity, and inclusion vision, overseeing a $60 million philanthropic budget to strengthen brand impact. With a strong background in human resources, Merritt has successfully created strategies for recruiting, performance management, and executive development, leading teams of over 400 professionals. Prior experience includes roles at Tradeweb and underwriting/HR positions at State Farm. Rasheed Merritt holds an MBA from Dowling College and a BS in Business Management from Elizabeth City State University.