Eleuthère I. du Pont served as our Lead Independent Director from 2016 to 2021. Mr. du Pont brings significant expertise in corporate governance, accounting, finance, operations, retail, information technology, wealth and investment management to our Board of Directors.
Since 2008, he has been president of the Longwood Foundation, a private foundation principally supporting charitable organizations. He is also a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (serving as an ex-officio member of the Board during the merger of equals with Dow Chemical Company) and First State Educate.
From 2007 to 2008, he served as Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer of drugstore.com.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
Mr. du Pont has been a director of WSFS Financial Corporation since 2013 and will be up for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.