JT

Jeff Tate

Chief Financial Officer at Dow • Corporate Board Director

Dow Midland, Michigan, United States

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Experience34+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Jeff is a Chief Financial Officer, corporate board director, and Fortune 100 executive with over 30 years of combined senior-level finance, operating, and general management experience. As CFO of Dow, a global materials science company with $43 billion in 2024 sales, Jeff is a member of the executive committee responsible for setting strategic direction, defining priorities, and managing governance. He has executive oversight for finance, investor relations, real estate, and corporate facilities. Jeff is currently a board member of the Detroit Economic Club, Business Leaders for Michigan, FCLTGlobal, and Huntington National Bank. Jeff also serves on the Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees for Huntington National Bank and as Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Business Development and Planning Committee for Diamond Infrastructure Solutions. Jeff was named by Savoy Magazine as one of “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” and Chief Financial Officer of the Year by the National Association of Black Accountants. Jeff is currently a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), North Carolina’s A&T College of Business and Economics Executive Advisory Council, and the Corporate Advisory Board for the National Association of Black Accountants.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Dow Current
    Nov 2023–Present· 2 yrs 10 mos
    • Group Chief Financial OfficerCurrent
      Nov 2023–Present
  • Jun 2017–Present· 9 yrs 3 mos
    • Independent DirectorCurrent
      Jun 2017–Present
  • Sep 2019–Jun 2023· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
      Sep 2019–Jun 2023
  • Aug 2009–Aug 2019· 10 yrs
    • Vice President of Finance, Packaging & Specialty Plastics Portfolio
      Aug 2017–Aug 2019
    • Chief Audit Executive & Head of Corporate Investigations
      Dec 2012–Aug 2017
    • Divisional CFO, Performance Products
      Aug 2009–Nov 2012
  • Jun 1992–Jun 2009· 17 yrs
    • Director, Investor Relations
      Jul 2006–Jun 2009
    • Director of Finance, Global IT
      Aug 2003–Jun 2006
    • Multiple Positions, Controllers and Financial Analyst Roles
      Jun 1992–Jul 2003

Education

2021 Harvard CFO Leadership Program

Finance, Executive Leadership

Harvard Business School Executive Education

Executive Education Program for Prospective CFO’s

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Strategic Finance Leadership Executive Education Program

The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Thunderbird Executive Education Program Graduate

Thunderbird School of Global Management

BS

Accounting

The University of Alabama

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Jeff Tate
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Internal AuditLeadershipFinancial AccountingFinancial AnalysisCorporate FinanceManagementTeam BuildingFinanceAccountingInvestor RelationsStrategyUS GAAPCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategyFinancial ReportingInternal ControlsSarbanes-Oxley ActBudgetsAuditingForecasting