Liverpool
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) is an American and British businessman who was the CEO and chairman of
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company is an American diversified global insurer and the sixth-largest property and casualty insurer in the world. It ranks 87th on the ''Fortune'' 100 list of largest corporations in the United States based on 2024 re ...
until his retirement at the end of 2022. In September 2014 the
Obama administration
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nomine ...
announced its intention to appoint Long to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Early life and education
Long received his BA in mathematics from
Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick. In 1927, the seminary became a four-year coll ...
in 1983. He received a master's degree in 1989 in finance from
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
. In 1985 Long was hired by Liberty Mutual Insurance Group as a
financial analyst
A financial analyst is a professional undertaking financial analysis for external or internal clients as a core feature of the job.
mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...
, international operations, and commercial markets during the thirty-three years he has been with the company. Among his titles are president, executive vice presidents, of Commercial Markets; and chief operating officer in National Markets. He is also a founding member of Liberty Mutual Agency Corporation. He was an active participant in the company’s acquisition of Golden Eagle, Peerless Insurance, Summit, Colorado Casualty and
Indiana Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company is an American diversified global insurer and the sixth-largest Property insurance, property and Casualty insurance, casualty insurer in the world. It ranks 87th on the Fortune 100, ''Fortune'' 100 list of larges ...
. He retired at the end of 2022. In January 2023, Timothy M. Sweeney took over as President & CEO. In April 2025, Long resigned as Chairman and Director.
Compensation
In March 2014 it was made public that Long earned 24 percent more in 2013 than what he earned in 2012. His salary in 2013 was $6.63 million, and did not include an additional $4.67 million in incentives.
In 2017, Long earned a reported $19.7 million even though Liberty Mutual's profits were lower.
Office renovation
In 2012, Long famously spent $4.5 million to renovate his 1,335-square-foot office at the Liberty Mutual headquarters in
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
.
Personal life
Long is married to Stephanie Isgur Long, a fellow Hartwick graduate.
Long owns a $2.3 million 5,700-square-foot home on the island of
Nantucket
Nantucket () is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck Island, Tuckernuck and Muskeget Island, Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and Co ...
. In 2018, he hired a lawyer from
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (commonly referred to as "Mintz Levin" or simply "Mintz") is an American multinational general practice, full service law firm employing approximately 600 attorneys worldwide. Its headquarters a ...
to lobby state environmental officials to block the building of a dormitory for seasonal employees of the Miacomet Golf Course.
Long has focused on charitable initiatives geared toward individuals on the autism spectrum. His wife is the president of The Common Room, a social club for young adults with ASD. He also founded a pasta company that employs individuals with ASD.