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Jon P. Diamond (born 1957) is an entrepreneur from Columbus, Ohio.
Biography
Jon P. Diamond was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is the son of Herbert S. and Zelda Diamond. Diamond began his professional career working at Diamond's Men's Shops of Cleveland Ohio. He joined Schottenstein Stores Corp. (SSC) of Columbus, Ohio in 1983. Diamond served in various management positions from 1983-1993, including serving as Vice President of SSC from March 1987 to March 1993.
In 1993, Diamond founded the Safe Auto Insurance Company, a Columbus, Ohio 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. Diamond is a past director of Retail Ventures, Inc (RVI) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)}.
In addition to his business ventures, Diamond serves on numerous not-for-profit Boards and together with his wife Susan have extensive charitable interests. Mr. Diamond has three children, Jillian, Joshua and Jacob. Diamond is the brother-in-law of SSC CEO Jay Schottenstein[1] and Safe Auto Insurance Company's CEO Ari Deshe[2].