Jeffrey is a native of Highland Park, Illinois. In 1996, he moved to Evansville to serve as Executive Director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. He joined Integra Bank as Vice President and a Private Banking Officer in 2001. Jeffrey joined Baird in 2006. He graduated Cum Laude from Miami University in Oxford Ohio in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Business and minors in Music History and Arts Management and received his MBA from the University of Southern Indiana in 2011.
Jeffrey serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of University of Evansville Music as Past-President for four years and Treasurer for four years; Board member of the UE Theatre Society as Treasurer for 2 years; volunteers for the PTA at Thompkins Middle School; is a member of the Advisory Board for Hangers, the EVSC Student Clothing Bank; Board Member of the USI Foundation & the Romain School of Business Advisory Committee; Board member of the Rotary Club of Evansville and Treasurer of the Rotary Foundation of Evansville. Jeffrey is also a founding member of Teacher Locker, a resource that provides school supplies for K-12 teachers in the EVSC. He served on the EVSC Foundation for 14 years including being President for two years and was Treasurer for ten years; President of the Rotary Club of Evansville in 2013-2014 and is past Treasurer of Rotary District 6580. He has also served on the Boards of the Evansville Museum and Leadership Everyone. Jeffrey is married to Marietta Rodriguez and has three daughters and one step-daughter.