Sector: Financials
Director information for JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian P. Friedman | President | 70 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Global Business & Operations","Managerial, strategic, transactional and investing experience in a broad range of businesses","Extensive experience serving on the boards of directors of both public and private companies"] | [] | 2026 |
| Ellis Kirk | Member | [] | ["Culture and Community Committee","Risk and Liquidity Oversight Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Jack Katz | Chair of Audit Committee | [] | ["Audit Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Jacob M. Katz | Independent Director; Chairman | 73 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","qualified as an audit committee financial expert","satisfying the financial literacy and accounting or related financial management expertise requirements","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Culture and Community","Risk and Liquidity Oversight","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Joseph S. Steinberg | Chairman of the Board | 82 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","47 years of executive leadership experience","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | [] | 2026 |
| Linda L. Adamany | Chair; Independent Lead Director | 73 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | ["Audit","Culture and Community","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Mary Anne Gilmartin | Chair | 61 | ["Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Financial Services"] | ["Compensation","Culture and Community(Chair)","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Risk and Liquidity Oversight","Culture and Community Committee"] | 2026 |
| Matrice Ellis Kirk | Independent Director | 64 | ["Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Executive Leadership & Management","Risk Oversight","CEO of Ellis Kirk Group","Managing Director at RSR Partners","Director at Spencer Stuart","Vice President of Apex Securities","Director of the Office of Management and Budget for Dallas Area Rapid Transit","Various positions at MBank Dallas","Audit & Financial Expertise","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | ["Culture and Community","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Risk and Liquidity Oversight"] | 2026 |
| Melissa V. Weiler | Independent Director | 61 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Almost four decades of experience in the credit markets","Former Managing Director at Crescent Capital Group","Former Managing Director at Trust Company of the West","Experience serving on the boards of directors and committees of other public and private companies"] | ["Audit","Compensation (Co-Chair)","Risk and Liquidity Oversight","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Michael T. O’Kane | Independent Director | 80 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Executive Leadership & Management","Risk Oversight","Director of Jefferies Group from January 2006 through April 2014 and from 2018 until its merger with Jefferies in November 2022","Managerial and investing experience in the financial sector","Diverse director roles in public and private companies","Managing Director – Private Placements at TIAA from 1986 to 1990","Managing Director – Structured Finance at TIAA from 1990 to 1996","Senior Managing Director – Securities Division at TIAA from 1996 to 2004","Chief Financial Officer of Motor Coils Manufacturing Company during 1984 and 1985","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)","Mergers & Acquisitions"] | ["Compensation","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Richard B. Handler | Chief Executive Officer; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 64 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","26 years as Jefferies’ Chief Executive Officer","36 years as a Jefferies employee","Longstanding experience in managerial leadership","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | [] | 2026 |
| Robert D. Beyer | Independent Director | 66 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Financial Services (Incl. Asset Management & Investment Banking)"] | ["Compensation","Risk and Liquidity Oversight"] | 2026 |
| Thomas W. Jones | Director; Chair | 76 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight","Proven track record as a business leader","Significant background in the financial services industry","Experience in senior leadership positions","Experience serving on boards of private and public companies","Certified Public Accountant"] | ["Audit","Culture and Community","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Risk and Liquidity Oversight","Risk and Liquidity Oversight Committee"] | 2026 |
| Yoshihiro Hyakutome | Deputy President, Executive Officer and Co-Head of the Global Business Unit of SMBC Group; SMBC GROUP DEPUTY PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND CO-HEAD OF GLOBAL BUSINESS UNIT | 60 | ["Audit & Financial Expertise","Corporate Strategy & Business Development","Corporate Governance","Ethics/Social Responsibility Oversight","Financial Services","Global Business & Operations","Executive Leadership & Management","Mergers & Acquisitions","Risk Oversight"] | [] | 2026 |
