Beth E. Mooney
Beth E. Mooney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Beth Elaine Streeter 1955 (age 69–70) Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin, Southern Methodist University |
| Employer | KeyCorp |
| Known for | Becoming the first woman leader of a top 20 U.S. bank as the CEO of KeyCorp |
| Board member of | AT&T, Ford Motor Company |
Beth Elaine Mooney (born 1955) is an American financial executive who is the first woman to be CEO of a top-20 U.S. bank. From November 2010 until May 1, 2011, she was the president and the chief operating officer at KeyCorp.[1] On May 1, 2011, KeyCorp named Mooney its chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based bank.[1][2] She retired in 2020.[3]
Early life and education
Mooney was born in 1955 as Beth Elaine Streeter. She was raised in Midland, Michigan, where her father was a chemist for Dow Chemical, and her mother was an English teacher.[4][5] She was the youngest of three children in the family.[4]
Mooney earned a BA in history from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University in 1983.[2][1]
In 1977, she got a job in the real estate department of First City National Bank of Houston.[5] She worked there as a bank secretary until 1979, when she got a job on Republic Bank of Dallas' management training program, after refusing to leave training manager Keith Schmidt's office until he employed her.[5]
Career
In 16 years, Mooney performed in various roles in the banking industry, such as commercial and real estate lending and chief financial officer.[2] Mooney served as Regional President of Bank One in Akron and Dayton.[6]
From June 1999 until June 2000, she served as president of Bank One Ohio, NA.
She was Chief Operating Officer of DPL Inc, a public utility, from June 1998 until June 1999.
From June 2000 until February 2004, Mooney served as Group Head of Tennessee and North Louisiana Banking Group.[1]
In 2004, she left Nashville to become the CFO of AmSouth.[7]
From February 2004 until April 4, 2006, she was the CFO and head of the finance group of Regions Financial Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama,[8] (which was formerly known as AmSouth Bancorp and AmSouth Bancorporation) and its subsidiary AmSouth bank.[1]
KeyCorp
In April 2006, Mooney joined KeyCorp as a Vice Chair and head of Key Community Bank.[9][10]
In November 2010, she became president and Chief Operation Officer at KeyCorp.[1]
On May 1, 2011, Mooney became CEO and chairwoman of KeyCorp. She was the first woman leader of a top 20 U.S. bank.[11][12][13]
In September 2019, Mooney announced her retirement from KeyCorp, effective May 2020.[14]
In March 2019, Mooney was named the chair-elect of Cleveland Clinic's Board of Directors.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Goudreau, Jenna (6 September 2011). "From Secretary To CEO: Beth Mooney Makes Banking History". Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ ":: Boardroom Insiders ::". app.boardroominsiders.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ a b "Beth Elaine Mooney". Boardroom Insiders. 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Eichenbaum, Peter (30 November 2010). "Beth Mooney's Rise to KeyCorp CEO Rooted in Texas Standoff". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "LEADERS Interview with Beth E. Mooney, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KeyCorp". www.leadersmag.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Remember Beth Mooney?". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Kline, Alan (18 September 2013). "KeyCorp's Beth Mooney: The Most Powerful Woman in Banking". American Banker. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Corporate Governance: Beth E. Mooney". att.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Beth Mooney, KeyCorp:2011 CEO in Action". Diversity Journal. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Park Lazette, Michelle (23 July 2012). "Beth E. Mooney Chairman and chief executive officer, KeyCorp". Crains Cleveland Business. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "KeyCorp to name Beth Mooney as CEO". Reuters. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Prang, Allison (2019-09-19). "KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney to Retire in May". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ Cho, Janet H. (2019-03-11). "KeyCorp Chairman and CEO Beth Mooney named chair-elect of Cleveland Clinic's Board". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2019-08-09.