Edwin L Harper

Dr. Harper, has been with Assurant since 1998. He was named senior vice president, public affairs and government relations in 2001. Prior to joining Assurant, Dr. Harper held a number of senior management positions in the private sector, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer of American Security Group; vice chairman of Commodore Applied Technologies; president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Railroads; and executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Campbell Soup Company. He also served as Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon on policy planning and budgeting. Later he served President Ronald Reagan as Assistant to The President and Chief of Policy Development in the Reagan White House. He also served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Dr. Harper holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from Prinicipia College in Elsah, IL.