As CEO of State Street EMEA since 2015, one of Jeff’s first priorities was to form and chair a regional diversity council to develop a framework to improve gender diversity regionally. He embedded strong advocacy of female talent through balanced promotion and hiring pipelines, and over two years has increased females on his management team from 20% to 35%. The senior team has also seen a 6% increase in female representation under Jeff’s tenure. It is essential to Jeff’s agenda for State Street that all country leaders are held accountable for the progress of gender diversity, and are given specific actions to address challenges unique to their locations. Externally, State Street promotes community engagement, and Jeff is a mentor as part of the 30% Cross Company Mentoring program.