joe robles, jr., '79


sycamore beginnings

A Puerto Rico native, Robles earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Indiana State University in 1979. From there, he went to the U.S. Army working his way up to Major General. From the Army, he became the chief financial officer at the largest provider of insurance to military families, and today, he is president and chief executive officer of USAA.

a military life

While earning his master's at Indiana State, Robles taught day classes in accounting and finance at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, while taking night classes to earn his degree. That hard work began his career with the Army. He moved around the world, serving in Korea, Vietnam, Germany and the Middle East. He even made a stop at the Pentagon as the Army's budget director and was commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One). He retired from the military in 1994, after 28 years of service, and headed to Texas.

fortune 200-bound

Robles's military experience helped him land the job as USAA's senior vice president and chief financial officer and today as the company's president and CEO. He handles all the finances of the Fortune 200 company that employs more than 22,000 people globally. He works to build and protect the financial security of USAA members, which today are more than 7.2 million strong with more than $126 billion in owned and managed assets.

 

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