Beth Mooney has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KeyCorp since May 1, 2011. Mooney, who joined KeyCorp in April 2006 as Vice Chair, Key Community Bank, has over 35 years of experience in retail banking, commercial lending and real estate financing. Prior to KeyCorp, Mooney was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Alabama-based AmSouth Bancorporation. Her banking career included roles of increasing responsibility at Bank One Corporation, Citicorp Real Estate, Inc., Hall Financial Group and Republic Bank of Texas/First Republic. At Bank One, she served as Regional President in Akron and Dayton, and then as President of Bank One Ohio, managing major markets throughout the state.

Mooney helped steer the KeyCorp past one of its darker eras. After hemorrhaging money in 2008 and 2009 and a precipitous drop in stock value, it returned to profitability within two years and repaid its $2.5 billion of TARP funds.
Meeting Investors:
One of the first planks of her 100-day plan was to go meet the investors. She spent first 30 days on the road meeting the top third of KeyCorp shareholders. In every single meeting, she said: ‘You are an owner of Key. Why do you own our stock, and what are your expectations?’ their response was they wanted to understand KeyCorp’s strategy, how they would differentiate themselves, and to ensure that they be disciplined.

Meeting Employees:
As a next step she had meeting with her employees, making sure they hear from the new CEO that their future is bright.

1979 - 1983 Southern Methodist University

1975 - 1977 University of Texas Austin