Jeffrey M. Peek is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CIT Group Inc. In 2003, he joined CIT as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Education: BA in International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University MBA, Harvard Business School
Personal: Married to Liz Peek. Three children. Owns homes in Westchester County and Nantucket and appartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Background: Previously, Peek was Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC ("CSFB") and was responsible for the firm’s Financial Services Division, including Credit Suisse Asset Management, Pershing, and Private Client Services. He was on the Group Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group as well as a member of CSFB’s Executive Board and Operating Committee. Prior to joining CSFB in 2002, Peek was with Merrill Lynch & Co. since 1983, where he rose to the level of Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch and was President of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. He also served on the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch.
Board member, Partnership for New York City Trustee, Metropolitan Museum of Art Member, Chairman’s Council at the Museum of Modern Art Chairman, Advisory Council for the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University Co-chair, Metropolitan Museum of Art Business Committee Former Treasurer, New York City Ballet Former Board member, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Former trustee, Teachers College of Columbia University
