As Director, Corporate Commitment & Strategic Relationships for Whirlpool Corporation, Jeff is responsible for developing Whirlpool’s global, corporate partnerships and giving strategy with an emphasis on planning, organizing and managing efforts to represent and engage our organization in the communities Whirlpool operates. His responsibilities include building relationships between employees, governments, businesses, media, and important community and non-governmental organizations to engage all stakeholders in programs to support and grow the communities in which Whirlpool operates and where employee’s live. Also, Jeff’s responsibilities include aligning Habitat for Humanity and other causal relationships into Whirlpool business strategies. Additionally, Jeff directs the development of initiatives aimed to engage employees, the trade and consumers through Whirlpool’s causal relationships.

Jeff has a M.S. and B.S. in Economics from Clemson University. He has numerous publications, has lectured at Clemson University and Georgetown University, and has spoken at many conferences on corporate citizenship, corporate-community relations and involvement, and causal branding and marketing.