Beth E. Mooney
American banking executive
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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]
1955 (age 70–71)
Beth E. Mooney | |
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| Born | Beth Elaine Streeter 1955 (age 70–71) 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 |
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]