Annette Martinez

Annette R. Martinez is Senior Vice President for State Farm^® Mutual Automobile Insurance Companies. Her role as Senior Vice President includes company wide oversight of Corporate Responsibility, Human Resources, Public Affairs, and Learning & Development.  She has over 34 years of experience with State Farm.

Annette received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Northern Colorado. She earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation in 1995 and the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation in 1996, and her Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 2010.

Annette currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and is an executive member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association.  She previously served as a liaison on the Corporate Advisory Board for UnidosUS and as a board member for the Community Cancer Center Foundation. She is a Founding member of the Women’s Giving initiative (Women Empowered) for St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, IL.

Annette has received several recognitions including the Black Enterprise Top Executive in Corporate Diversity in 2018, NAFE’s 2018 Diversity Champion for Women, Worldwide Top 100 CHRO 2019, Insurance Business America’s Hot 100 in 2020, and awarded the National Diversity Council’s Power 50 Award for 2020 and 2021.

She lives in Windsor with her husband, Ruben.  They have one daughter, Andrea who currently resides in Greeley.