Waqas Durrani is Senior Vice President, General Counsel - Corporate Functions at USAA, where he leads the Corporate Counsel team within the Legal and Advisory Services organization. He oversees legal support for key business areas including Communications & Public Affairs, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Member Value, Technology, and the CEO's Chief of Staff.
Waqas brings a wealth of experience to USAA, having previously served as Vice President and Assistant Vice President on the Corporate Counsel team, where he managed legal matters for procurement, real estate, technology, and corporate development, including venture capital and M&A transactions. He joined USAA in 2017, initially supporting the company's insurance business.
His extensive legal career began at Allstate Insurance Company, where he spent 16 years in a broad range of roles in Allstate’s legal department. Most recently, as Corporate Counsel and Chief Product Attorney, he managed a team supporting enterprise-wide product development and innovation across personal lines, commercial, life, and non-insurance products. He also held the position of Associate General Counsel at Esurance, leading a team advising on marketing, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, commercial transactions, and product development. Earlier in his career at Allstate, Waqas served as New York Regional Counsel, acting as general counsel to the regional management committee and as New York state lobbyist and liaison with the NY Department of Financial Services. Prior to that, he was a member of the corporate practice group, leading M&A and commercial transactions teams, supporting the technology organization, and serving as enterprise antitrust counsel.
Waqas began his legal career as Corporate Counsel at US Office Products Company. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Loyola University in Chicago, IL, and both Juris Doctor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served on the Boards of the New York Insurance Association and a non-profit called FAN4Kids, and is a member of the American Bar Association.
