Margaret Resce Milkint is Managing Partner of The Jacobson Group and handles executive management and actuarial searches on a national and international basis in the areas of life and health, property and casualty, reinsurance, and consulting (benefits, life and health, property and casualty) for the organization's retained search division, Jacobson Executive Search.

Since joining the firm in January 1985, she has successfully completed engagements for various executive management professionals, including Chief Executive Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Underwriters and Chief Actuaries. Her search expertise encompasses disciplines such as actuarial, underwriting, finance and investment, legal, IT, sales and marketing, and claims. Prior to her tenure with the firm, she was employed by Allstate Insurance Company of Northbrook, Ill.

Milkint received her bachelor's degree with concentrations in English, French and marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She currently serves on the Student Affairs Advisory Council of the University of Illinois and on the Board of Directors of DuPage Easter Seals.

Milkint's expertise on career and recruiting issues is widely recognized throughout the industry. She was most recently called upon to share her perspectives with The Actuary, The Actuarial Review, TechDecisions and Diversity/Careers, and further communicated her insights with the industry by authoring an article in Contingencies. Milkint is also called on to speak at many regional and national conferences, including those of the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF), AMCOMP, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), and Society of Actuaries (SOA).