Dean Fadel
Ohio Insurance Institute
Dean Fadel currently serves as CEO and President of the Ohio Insurance Institute. He was named to the position in 2016, and was formerly vice president of government relations beginning in 1988. The Ohio Insurance Institute is a member-driven trade organization comprised of leading domestic, regional, and national property and casualty insurance companies and related organizations throughout the state of Ohio.
Prior to joining OII, Fadel held legislative and public affairs positions at the Ohio Dental Association and Ohio Department of Insurance. In 2007, Fadel was appointed as a member of the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities and in 2012 and 2013 he was elected president of this board. The Franklin County DD Board oversees the budget and programs serving over 20,000 Franklin County residents. He served on this board through 2018.
In 2007 he was also elected to serve on the board of trustees for the Ohio Association of County DD Boards (OACB) and was elected president in January 2010 and reelected president 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The membership of the OACB includes the DD boards of all 88 Ohio counties. He served on this board through 2018.
In 2010, Fadel became a member and officer on the board of Ohio Special Initiatives by Brothers and Sisters or Ohio SIBS which is dedicated to addressing concerns and providing support for adult brothers and sisters of people with developmental disabilities. Ohio SIBS has become a recognized 501(c)(3) entity to provide a forum for adult brothers and sisters of people with developmental disabilities to gain guidance, support, advocacy and education for the long-term care of their sibling.
In 2019, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Dreams on Horseback, which provides equine therapy and vocational training for people with developmental disabilities.
In 2006 through 2007 he served as a facilitator for the Next Chapter Book Club which provides adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to read and learn to read, talk about books, and make friends in a fun, community setting.
His younger brother Jeffery has Down syndrome and lives semi-independently in Gahanna, Ohio and is served by the Franklin County DD Board. He is a 1983 graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor degree in business administration and currently resides in Blacklick, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, and lives with wife Jacquie and daughter Rachel.