Jon P. Diamond

For other people with similar names, see John Diamond (disambiguation).

Jon P. Diamond (born 1957) is an entrepreneur from Columbus, Ohio who co-founded the Safe Auto Insurance Company.

Jon P. Diamond
Born	1957 (age 67–68)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Co-founder of Safe Auto Insurance Company
Spouse	Susan Schottenstein
Children	3
Parent(s)	Herbert S. and Zelda Diamond
Family	Jerome Schottenstein (father-in-law) Jay Schottenstein (brother-in-law)

Biography

Jon P. Diamond was born to a Jewish family^[1] in Cleveland, Ohio and is the son of Herbert S. and Zelda Diamond. He began his professional career working at Diamond's Men's Shops. He joined Schottenstein Stores Corp. (SSC) in Columbus in 1983. Diamond served in various management positions from 1983 to 1993, including serving as Vice President of SSC from March 1987 to March 1993.^[2]

In 1993, Diamond co-founded the Safe Auto Insurance Company, a Columbus-based direct auto insurance writer with his brother-in-law Ari Deshe. He has held the title of Vice Chairman since November 2004 and President and Chief Operating Officer since 1996. The company specializes in providing affordable minimum coverage auto insurance to the non-standard insurance market.^[3][4] Diamond sold SafeAuto to AllState in October 2021.^[5] Diamond is a past director of Retail Ventures, Inc (RVI) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO).

Personal life

Diamond is married to Susan Schottenstein, the daughter of Jerome Schottenstein;^[6] they have three children, Jillian, Joshua and Jacob. He is the brother-in-law of Schottenstein Stores' CEO Jay Schottenstein and Safe Auto Insurance Company's CEO Ari Deshe (married to his wife's sister, Ann Schottenstein).

In addition to his business ventures, Diamond serves on numerous not-for-profit Boards and together with his wife Susan have extensive charitable interests.