Jeffrey "Jeff" O. Henley (born 1945) is an American businessman and the

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, having previously served as chairman.

Early life

Henley graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the

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(UCSB) in 1966. He received an

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in finance from the

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in 1967. He and his wife Judy Henley established the Jeff Henley

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Chair in Economics at UCSB. Henley is a member of the Cal Gamma chapter of

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Career

Prior to joining Oracle in 1991, Henley served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Pacific Holding Company, and as executive vice president and chief financial officer at

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. He also served as director of finance at Memorex Corporation, and as controller of international operations at

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. He served as chairman of Oracle from January 2004 to September 2014, prior to which he was the

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and an executive vice president for 13 years from March 1991 to July 2004. He is also a member of the company's

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. Henley was appointed vice chairman in September 2014.

References

External links

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American chairpersons of corporations American computer businesspeople Living people Oracle employees University of California, Santa Barbara alumni UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni American chief financial officers 1945 births {{US-business-bio-1940s-stub