Jennifer Sherman
President And Chief Executive Officer at Federal Signal Corporation
Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJennifer L. Sherman is a seasoned CEO and operational leader who has steered Federal Signal Corporation through strategic refocusing, margin improvement, and record financial results since becoming President and CEO in 2016. With a rare blend of legal, HR and finance expertise—holding both a law degree and a finance degree from the University of Michigan—she rose through multiple senior roles at Federal Signal over more than two decades. Known for driving product innovation (earning a Chicago Innovation Award) and decisive portfolio actions that reduced debt, she balances growth initiatives with disciplined operational execution. Active in corporate governance and community nonprofits, she serves on the Franklin Electric board and supports Chicago legal and social service organizations, reflecting a commitment to civic leadership beyond the C-suite. An alumna of Kellogg’s CEO Perspectives, she combines courtroom-caliber attention to compliance with CEO-level strategic vision—an unusual mix that helps translate complex legal and operational challenges into commercial outcomes.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Finance, Finance at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessKellogg School of ManagementUniversity of Michigan Law School
Github Skills (54)
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
neural-network10
data-science9
ldap9
ietf9
ml9
ftp9
websocket9
deep-neural-networks9
command-line-tool8
django8
scp8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Godsnightmare/CryptoSwift
Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
CryptoSwift is a growing collection of standard and secure cryptographic algorithms implemented in Swift
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 month
securecryptographycryptographiccryptographic-algorithmscrypto
Godsnightmare/Alexander-Incorporated
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:3 branches, 1 issue in 1 year 5 months
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