About
As the Chief Digital Officer for Allstate, the former Chief Digital and Strategy Officer for Trustmark, and previously a Partner at McKinsey, Christopher Pacquette offers significant expertise in the financial services and insurance industry on digital transformation, data and analytics, operations, and strategy topics.
Christopher Paquette is a member of the HTEC Advisory Board and serves as the Chief Digital Officer for Allstate, responsible for building and leading the overarching strategy to accelerate enterprise-wide digital transformation to deliver a best-in-class experience for customers, agents, and employees.
In prior positions, Christopher was the Chief Digital and Strategy Officer at Trustmark – a health TPA, life, and stop-loss insurer, and a Partner at McKinsey, serving financial services clients on digital, data and analytics, operations, and strategy topics.
Christopher earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Northwestern University and his MBA with distinction from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
He also serves as an advisor and investor on multiple boards in the software, InsurTech, and ClimateTech sectors and serves on the Ravinia Festival Association board of trustees.
Christopher lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife and three daughters.
Industry
Banking & Capital Markets, FinTech & Payments Technology, Insurance & InsurTech
Recent Publications
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Do AI products need therapy? Leveraging psychology for better AI product development.
As AI continues to transform the market, companies rush to capitalize on the trend, often without considering if their products (or end users) need AI. This haste has led to a surge in failure rates, with estimates suggesting that more than 80% of AI-driven projects fall short of expectations — almost twice the failure rate…
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Retail & e-commerce trends for 2025
Explore the top retail trends for 2025, including AI-driven personalization, omnichannel strategies, and immersive in-store tech shaping customer experiences.
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What engineering intelligence can (and can’t) tell you about your software development process
Explore the benefits and limitations of engineering intelligence insights and strategies you can use to create more effective software development processes.