Kimberly A. Reed
Ms. Reed has served as one of our independent directors since March 1, 2023. Ms. Reed has served as an external director of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited since June 2022 and as an independent director of Momentus Inc. since August 2021.
From May 2019 to January 2021—after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a strong bipartisan basis—Ms. Reed served as the first woman chairman of the board of directors, president, and chief executive officer of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), the nation’s official $135 billion export credit agency, where she worked to help U.S. companies, including those focused on energy and infrastructure, succeed in the competitive global marketplace. She previously served as president of the International Food Information Council Foundation, where she focused on agriculture, nutrition, health, and sustainability issues; senior advisor to U.S. Treasury Secretaries Henry Paulson and John Snow; chief executive officers of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund); and counsel to three committees of the U.S. Congress where she conducted oversight and investigations. Ms. Reed also serves on the board of directors of the American Swiss Foundation and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Council on Competitiveness and the Atlantic Council's Freedom and Prosperity Center.
Additionally, she is involved with various initiatives, including the Hudson Institute’s Alexander Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Advisory Council, and Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Dean’s Alliance. Recognized as one of the “100 Women Leaders in STEM,” she received the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest civilian award — the Medal for Distinguished Public Service — and is a Council on Foreign Relations life member and a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Certified Director. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia University College of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
