Allstate CEO Faces Backlash Over Sugar Bowl Remarks After New Orleans Tragedy

Allstate CEO Tom Wilson sparked widespread criticism after delivering a controversial speech during the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday. The remarks came just one day after a tragic truck ramming incident on Bourbon Street left 14 people dead and dozens injured.

Wilson, who earned nearly $19 million in 2022 according to recent reports, addressed the crowd and ESPN’s television audience prior to the highly anticipated football game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs. The game had been postponed by 20 hours due to the tragedy. Wilson began by acknowledging the victims, stating,