J. Patrick Gallagher Jr

J. Patrick Gallagher Jr is president, chief executive and chairman of the board of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the US-based global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. The company was founded by his grandfather, Arthur James Gallagher, in 1927, who later brought his three sons, Robert, John and James, into the business at the end of World War II. The Gallagher family owns approximately 1% of the company, but continues to hold numerous leadership positions.

Biography and career

Pat Gallagher has worked at Arthur J. Gallagher since 1974 when he joined the company as a Production Account Executive and became Vice President-Operations in 1985. Pat Gallagher joined the board of directors in 1986 before being named president and chief operating officer in 1990. A sister of Pat Gallagher heads up the company's brokerage segment in which a brother-in-law of his is a vice president of administration and development.