Jeff Tate
Chief Financial Officer at Dow • Corporate Board Director
Dow •Midland, Michigan, United States
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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
- Dow CurrentNov 2023–Present· 2 yrs 10 mos
- Group Chief Financial OfficerCurrentNov 2023–Present
- Huntington National BankCurrentJun 2017–Present· 9 yrs 3 mos
- Independent DirectorCurrentJun 2017–Present
- Sep 2019–Jun 2023· 3 yrs 9 mos
- Executive Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerSep 2019–Jun 2023
- Aug 2009–Aug 2019· 10 yrs
- Vice President of Finance, Packaging & Specialty Plastics PortfolioAug 2017–Aug 2019
- Chief Audit Executive & Head of Corporate InvestigationsDec 2012–Aug 2017
- Divisional CFO, Performance ProductsAug 2009–Nov 2012
- Jun 1992–Jun 2009· 17 yrs
- Director, Investor RelationsJul 2006–Jun 2009
- Director of Finance, Global ITAug 2003–Jun 2006
- Multiple Positions, Controllers and Financial Analyst RolesJun 1992–Jul 2003
Education
2021 Harvard CFO Leadership Program
Finance, Executive Leadership
Harvard Business School Executive EducationExecutive Education Program for Prospective CFO’s
The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessStrategic Finance Leadership Executive Education Program
The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthThunderbird Executive Education Program Graduate
Thunderbird School of Global ManagementBS
Accounting
The University of Alabama