Glenn Renwick, a beloved 1978 UF ISE graduate who went on to become the chairman and president/CEO of the Progressive Corp., died earlier this year at age 70.
Renwick and his wife, Deborah (BSN, ‘77), were substantial UF engineering donors, including a $3 million gift that established the endowed Glenn and Deborah Renwick Leadership Professorship in AI and Ethics and the Renwick Faculty Fellows in AI and Research. Their donations also funded the Renwick Engineering Scholars Fund.
He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2011.
Months after his death, his legacy was on full display at the recent AI Ethics Summit hosted in San Francisco on the Google campus.
During Renwick’s 32 years at Progressive, annual revenues grew from about $800 million in 1986 to $30 billion in 2016. Forbes twice listed him as one of the 40 most admired CEOs in the world.