2025 President’s Award

Conferred by The College’s President and CEO, the President’s Award honors the extraordinary benefactors and volunteers, whose generosity and leadership embody The College’s mission.

Thomas H. Harris, CLU^®, ChFC^®, FLMI

Tom Harris is the recently retired president of life insurance and annuities for The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He was appointed to this position in 2022 after serving as executive vice president and chief distribution officer since 2013.

Harris was responsible for life insurance and annuity product development, marketing and servicing of the company’s industry-leading life and annuity solutions and Penn Mutual’s national distribution channels, including 1847Financial (affiliated), Independence Financial Network, and Strategic Alliances.

His career spans more than 40 years in all facets of distribution leadership. Prior to joining Penn Mutual in 2009, Harris served as senior vice president of Prudential Select Brokerage, where he was responsible for growing life insurance sales through independent producers.

Harris received a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Temple University. He holds Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) and Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designations. He is active in the industry as a member of Finseca, the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS), and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). He is a member of the advisory council for the Center for Military and Veterans Affairs at The American College of Financial Services.

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