Jeffrey T. Mezger
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![]() Mezger at Frame signing ceremony with Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded Warriors. | |
Education | DePauw University |
Employer | KB Home |
Title | CEO |
Jeffrey T. Mezger is an American businessman.[1][2][3] He serves as the president and chief executive officer of KB Home.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life[]
Mezger was born in Chicago, Illinois.[4] He graduated from DePauw University with a bachelor of science in economics in 1977.[1][3][4]
Career[]
Mezger joined KB Home in 1993.[1][3] From 1999 to 2006, he served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of KB Home.[1][2][3] He has served as president and CEO since 2006.[1][2][3][4]
Mezger sits on the board of directors of Builder Homesite and on the High Production Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders.[1][3] He also serves on the executive board of the at the University of Southern California and on the policy advisory board of the at the University of California, Berkeley.[3][4][6]
In 2010, Builder Magazine honored Mezger with its "CEO of the Year" award.[7]
In 2017, Mezger was disciplined by KB Home after audio surfaced of him shouting profanities at his neighbor Kathy Griffin.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jeffrey T Mezger, KB Home: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Forbes". Forbes.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Management". KB Home. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ The 50 Most Powerful People in Real Estate 2010: Jeffrey T. Mezger, BusinessWeek
- ^ "Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board" (PDF). Berkeley.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "BUILDER MAGAZINE HONORS JEFF MEZGER AS CEO OF THE YEAR", May 20, 2010
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/09/22/the-unusual-way-kb-home-punished-its-ceo-for-screaming-profanities-at-kathy-griffin/
- Living people
- American chief executives
- American real estate businesspeople
- DePauw University alumni
- Businesspeople from Chicago
- University of California, Berkeley people
- University of Southern California people