Jeff holds an Ag Business degree from Iowa State University and is a graduate of Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. He has over 45 years of banking industry experience and served as president & CEO of Northwest Financial Corp from 2009 to 2020. He served as the Iowa Superintendent of Banking from 2019 through 2023. Jeff is currently a board member of Northwest Financial Corp., Northwest Bank, Farmer Mac, Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and American Bankers Mutual Insurance. He also serves as a Managing Director of Barnes & Co.
Jeff enjoys the great working relationship of the board, the culture of the company, and the pride in the organization. Jeff wants readers to know that our board members take their role seriously and are proud to be part of this organization.