Jeffrey A. Burchill.

• Author: Raab, Marian
• Position: Balance sheet - Editorial

As an undergraduate at Aurora University in the late 1960s, Jeffrey Burchill dreamed of playing major league baseball, and going to college on a partial baseball scholarship, the plan didn't seem like a tremendous stretch. Though that career didn't pan out, the one he choose--in Finance--is going well.

Goes By | Jeff.

Title | Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Company | FM Global, one of the world's largest business property insurers, Johnston, R.I.

Born | Chicago, February 1952.

Spouse | Brooke, married for two years.

Children/Grandchildren | Four children between the ages of 25-31; Five grandchildren between the ages of 1-6.

Education Summary | B.S., Accounting and Economics, Aurora University (1970); MBA Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management (1974).

Career Summary | Began his career in 1974 as an Accounting Manager with one of FM Global's legacy firms. Other positions included: Controller, and Vice President and Controller. Also served as Vice President and Treasurer, and Corporate Vice President. Was Vice President, International Operations for three years. SVP of Finance and CFO, 1999-present.

Board of Directors | FM Insurance Company Ltd., FM Global de Mexico, Hobbs Brook Management LLC and TSB Loss Control Consultants Inc.

FEI Chapter | Member of the Boston Chapter since 2001.

Leisure Pursuits | Driving my Corvette with the top down as well as traveling to warm tropical climates and relaxing on a beach with a pina colada while listening to Jimmy Buffett.

Stress Management | I run three miles per day. I am also a model railroading enthusiast and collect O-scale trains. Model railroading fascinated me as a child. I received my first set when I was 6 years old.

Favorite Book | Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869, by Stephen Ambrose

Recent Reads | War in the Pacific: America at War, by Jerome T. Hagen I am intrigued with World War II history, in part because my father served in the War and I was fascinated with the stories and experiences he shared with me.

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