2024 Business Person of the Year

JOHN B. VEIHMEYER

Mr. Veihmeyer was the global chairman of KPMG International, a leading professional services organization operating in over 150 countries. He previously held numerous leadership roles at KPMG, including U.S. Chairman and CEO and managing partner of KPMG’s Washington, D.C., operations. He received a BBA in accounting (cum Laude) from the University of Notre Dame in 1977.

Mr. Veihmeyer currently serves on the boards of the Ford Motor Co., and the University of Notre Dame, and chairs the boards of the Ladies Professional Golf Association as well as Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C. He also serves as a senior advisor to Tanium and Zotec, Inc.

Mr. Veihmeyer has served as a member of the Business Roundtable, as well as the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He served on the boards of the Financial Accounting Foundation, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) Catalyst, the U.S.-India Business Council, and Saint Mary’s College, as well as the executive committee of the Business–Higher Education Forum (BHEF).

He has been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today magazine and one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance by Directorship Magazine. In 2011 he received the CEO Leadership Award from Diversity Best Practices for his commitment to diversity, and in 2013 was honored as “Responsible CEO of the Year” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine.

Along with his wife, Beth, Mr. Veihmeyer was a driving force behind KPMG’s “Family for Literacy” (KFFL) program. In its 13-year history, KFFL has provided nearly 7 million books to children in need in the U.S., and has now expanded to nearly 20 countries. The Veihmeyers live in Potomac, Maryland, and have three children.