Beth E. Mooney

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. On May 1, 2011, KeyCorp named Mooney its chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based bank. She retired in 2020.

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.

Career

In 16 years, Mooney performed in various roles in the banking industry, such as commercial and real estate lending and chief financial officer.

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.

From February 2004 until April 4, 2006, she was the CFO and head of the finance group of Regions Financial Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, (which was formerly known as AmSouth Bancorp and AmSouth Bancorporation) and its subsidiary AmSouth bank.

In November 2010, she became president and chief operation officer at KeyCorp.

In September 2019, Mooney announced her retirement from KeyCorp, effective May 2020.

In March 2019, Mooney was named the chair-elect of Cleveland Clinic's board of directors.