Edward Barry Rust is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 13 different companies is on the board of Caterpillar, Inc. and 6 other companies. Mr. Rust previously held the position of Co-Chairman for The Business Roundtable, Chairman-Emeritus at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Chairman at State Farm Investment Management Corp. Chairman at State Farm Insurance Cos. President & Chief Executive Officer at State Farm Life Insurance Co., Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer for State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. President & Director at State Farm Variable Product Trust and President & Director at State Farm Mutual Fund Trust (which are all subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.), Chairman of The Financial Services Roundtable, Chairman for Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, Chairman of Business-Higher Education Forum, Chairman of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Chairman for National Alliance of Business.

He received an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MBA and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University.