Jerry Hunter

Year First Elected to Board: 2017
Tenure: 8 years
Age: 72

 

Professional Experience

Mr. Hunter is a Senior Counsel in the Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment Law Client Service Groups of the international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, where he prviously was a partner from 1994 until 2020. Mr. Hunter previously served as Labor Counsel for the Kellwood Company, Director of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (History and Government), (minor in Mathematics), University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Juris Doctorate, Washington University School of Law
• Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Experience and Qualifications

• Member of Board of Directors of Missouri-American Water Company
• Kellwood Company (former board member)
• Boys Hope Girls Hope International (former board member)
• Associated Industries of Missouri (former board member)
• St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (former board member)
• U.S. Congress Office of Compliance (former board member)
• American Arbitration Association (former board member)
• Maryville University (former board member)
• U.S. Senate Small Business Committee Advisory Council (former board member)
• Washington University Law School Board of Advisors (former board member)