Women to Watch: Corbette S. Doyle

Corbette S. Doyle

Global Chief Diversity Officer

Aon Corp.

Chicago

Age: 50

Corbette S. Doyle began her insurance industry career in 1979. Among other things, she worked in planning and underwriting functions at Utica, N.Y.-based Utica National Insurance Group, and in the research department of Willis Group Holdings Ltd., where she eventually went on to co-chair Willis' health care industry practice. In 1993, she joined Aon Corp. to launch a companywide health care practice, and in 2004 she was promoted to executive vp of Aon Risk Services with responsibility for a dozen industry practice groups. Earlier this year, she became Aon's first-ever chief diversity officer, reporting directly to the chief executive officer. Ms. Doyle was the recipient of the 2006 Assn. of Professional Insurance Women Inc.'s Woman of the Year award.

What would you change: "I would change the perception of the senior management of our clients, relative to the importance of risk management to their company. I would love to have CEOs, in particular, and CFOs on a secondary level, rank risk management as a more important function within their organizations."