Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales and Marketing
Eric Gudmestad is the senior vice president, commercial sales and marketing for Allsup. He joined the 
company in June 2004 as director of internal audit. He currently manages all commercial sales and marketing functions for the company, with the primary focus of helping insurers and employers coordinate private benefits programs with Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare programs.
Mr. Gudmestad spent 15 years in the banking industry prior to joining Allsup. He began his career at Landmark Bank in Fairview Heights before moving to USF&G in St. Louis. Mr. Gudmestad worked at Bank of America for eight years and rose through the corporate ranks with responsibilities in sales and developing new markets as a vice president and senior relationship manager. He assumed the same title at Wells Fargo in St. Louis, where he worked for 3-1/2 years before joining Allsup.
Mr. Gudmestad is involved in the Belleville community, serving on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois. He earned his master's degree in business from St. Louis University after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in finance.