Head of insurance bank partnerships
WELLS FARGO INSURANCE SERVICES
Suzanne O’Keefe’s work ethic, leadership style and outlook can be summed up by the motto “attitude determines altitude.” Starting out as a customer service representative and working in various sales and business development roles, O’Keefe eventually joined Wells Fargo Insurance in 2002 and was recently promoted to her new role as head of the recently formed insurance bank partnership division of Wells Fargo Insurance. Leading a team of business development officers, she is responsible for overseeing cross-sell activities between Wells Fargo’s insurance brokerage and consulting business and its corporate and commercial banking partners. Prior to her new role, O’Keefe led the small business insurance team and served as managing director for the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas regions. She is the current chair of the Hartford Small Business Advisory Council, an active member of the Hartford VIP Council and serves a mentor for women in the insurance industry.