Meet The Team

Jose Melendez

Jose Melendez, President of Melendez Insurance Group, has over 25 years of expertise in the insurance industry, specializing in assisting businesses of all sizes with risk management.

His current and previous leadership roles are as follows:

• Chicago Latino Theater Alliance as a current Board Director
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago as a current Board Advisor
• Negocios Now Who’s Who in Chicago Business (2022)
• Martingale National Insurance Company as a past Director
• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a Premier Member
• Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce as past President
• East Village Youth Program as a past Board Advisor
• Latino Professional for a cause (Founder and past President)
• Eighteenth Street Development Corp as past Director
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Entrepreneurship Program (2014)
• Kellogg School of Management, Board room bound (2009)
• Metropolitan Leadership Institute (2006)
• Agency of the Year Award from Erie Insurance (2015)

Jose is a compassionate leader who remains dedicated to giving back to the community which has played a pivotal role in his success. He enjoys travel, golf, games, and reading in his personal life, finding fulfillment in quality time with his wife Jessica, and their daughters, Alejandra and Tatiana.