Root, Inc. announced that Jon Allison, formerly Roots General Counsel, has been named Chief Administrative Officer. As Chief Administrative Officer, Allison will continue to oversee Roots legal department, but will also lead the Human Resources organization, as well as the Claims and Customer Service organizations. Allison joined Root in 2017 with extensive regulatory, government affairs, and policy experience operating at public insurance companies.

Much of his career was spent in public service and policy advocacy, including serving as Chief of Staff to Ohio Governor Bob Taft and managing the states largest business regulatory agency. Jason Shapiro joins Root as Senior Vice President of Business Development from ForeverCar where he served as President with responsibility for all operations and revenue generation. At Root, Shapiro will spearhead the expansion of Roots embedded platform and will focus on growth initiatives.

With more than 20 years of leadership and automotive experience, Shapiro brings a strong network and proven results. Prior to ForeverCar, Shapiro served as Vice President, OEM Development at TrueCar and Senior Director, Enterprise Dealer Partnerships at Cox Automotive.