Mr. Duesenberg, Jr. has been with Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. since 1976. Previously, he was employed by the public accounting firm of Arthur Andersen, and as a tax accountant for Law Engineering Testing Company. Mr. Duesenberg holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Emory University; a Master’s Degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Insurance from Georgia State University. Mr. Duesenberg is the CEO of SIU and its affiliate companies. He is a Past-President of the American Association of Managing General Agents (1987-88), Founder and past Chancellor of the AAMGA University (1988-1998), and he led the formation of the AAMGA Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia State University (GSU). Mr. Duesenberg was also the recipient of the Vince Donahue Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. Currently he is the Treasurer and Trustee of the Risk Management Foundation at GSU.