Title Former President & CEO Company Timberland Bio Jeff Swartz was the third generation of the Swartz family to lead Timberland. Jeff was promoted to President and CEO in 1998, after working in virtually every functional area of the company since 1986. Timberland today competes in 85 countries around the world, designing, manufacturing and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. For many years Timberland has been one of the 100 Best Companies To Work For in America and one of the Best Places to Work by Working Mother magazine. They have been listed on Business Ethics list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens and in 2002, Timberland received the Ron Brown Award, a Presidential award recognizing outstanding corporate leadership in social responsibility. Timberland's social justice platform has four elements--citizen service, environmental stewardship, transparent stakeholder engagement, and human rights in the value chain. In September 2011, after nearly 100 years of cumulative investment from the Swartz family, Timberland was sold to VF Corp and Jeff left the company. Jeff received an MBA from Dartmouth in 1984, and a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown in 1982.