About
Christopher M. Gorman was elected Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of KeyCorp on May 1, 2020. He joined KeyCorp in 1998 when it acquired McDonald Investments, a registered broker-dealer where he held various leadership roles, and is the only management member of the Board.
Across his KeyCorp career he has served as Chief Operating Officer (2019-2020), President of Banking and Vice Chairman (2017-2019), Merger Integration Executive leading the integration of First Niagara Financial Group (2016-2017), and President of Key Corporate Bank (2010-2016). He chairs the Executive Committee and holds leadership roles with The Clearing House, the Ohio Business Roundtable, the U.S. Business Roundtable, and the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
Roles
Keycorp
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President; Chair, Executive Committee · Current role
2019–present
KeyCorp
Chief Operating Officer
2019-2020
KeyCorp
President of Banking and Vice Chairman
2017-2019
KeyCorp
Merger Integration Executive · Led KeyCorp's integration of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., a $40 billion institution with 400 branches and the largest acquisition in KeyCorp's 200-year history.
2016-2017
KeyCorp (Key Corporate Bank)
President
2010-2016
External Roles
University Hospitals Health System (Cleveland)
Board Director
current
Cleveland Museum of Art
Trustee
current
Ohio Business Roundtable
Chairman
current
Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings
$49,005
All other compensation
$133,031
Total compensation
$11,522,025
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$3,240,000
Stock awards