Greg Parker

Vice President of Operations

Mr. Parker is Vice President of Operations at Patriot Growth Insurance Services serving on the Agency Growth Team. Greg brings a unique perspective to this role after serving as an agency principal and sales executive during his 34-year insurance industry career.

A primary role of Greg’s is to serve as an agency advocate during the earn-out and post earn-out period. He proactively assists agency principals and producers meet and exceed their growth objectives by deploying Patriot’s depth of tools, resources, and relationships.
 
Before joining Patriot’s Agency Growth Team, Greg was an agency principal and partner at Turner Insurance & Bonding, a Patriot partner agency in Alabama. He was instrumental in helping them move away from being a generalist-type agency to become a boutique agency focusing on large accounts and excellence in client service. He also spent time in a sales leadership role at a Fortune 100 company, and then founded Fountain, Parker, Harbarger & Associates, an independent insurance agency providing personal, commercial, surety, and employee benefits.
 
Mr. Parker enjoys being outdoors golfing, hiking, jogging, and taking his grandchildren out on his pontoon. He and his wife, Phyllis, have five children and seven grandchildren who lovingly call him Papa G.