Jim Allsup

President & CEO

Jim Allsup founded Allsup Inc. in 1984. Twenty-five years later, as president and chief executive officer, he heads an organization of more than 600 employees headquartered in Belleville, Ill.

The leader in the Social Security Disability Insurance representation industry, Allsup Inc. has helped more than 120,000 people receive more than $10.3 billion in SSDI and Medicare benefits.

Upon graduating from college, Mr. Allsup accepted a position with the Social Security Administration. After four years, realizing there was a better way for individuals to collect their entitled SSDI disability benefits, he left government service to establish Allsup Inc. in downtown Belleville. Belleville is located in Southwestern Illinois, about 15 miles from St. Louis.

Recognized as an authority on disability-related Social Security and Medicare issues, Mr. Allsup was highly influential in the legislative clarification of the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA), which mandated Medicare pay primary for non-working disabled employees. He also has testified before the House and Senate in Washington, D.C., on these and other issues.

Mr. Allsup has enjoyed professional success on many levels. In 1991, he completed construction of the 53,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building on a 30-acre campus in Belleville. In 1992, Allsup Inc. received its third consecutive Inc. 500 award, which recognizes America's fastest-growing private companies.

In addition, the Better Business Bureau awarded Jim Allsup and Allsup Inc. with the Torch Award for the company’s world-class customer service on behalf of people with disabilities nationwide.

Dedicated to the local business community, Mr. Allsup is a member of the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA), the Chamber of Commerce and economic development organization for the St. Louis region. He also is involved with the Belleville Chamber of Commerce and sits on the advisory board of directors of U.S. Bank in St. Louis.

Mr. Allsup is an Air Force veteran and a graduate of Belleville Area College and Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. He and his wife, Jeanine, have one daughter and live in Belleville.