President
Robert Keefe
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
Bob Keefe has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Mueller Water Products since early 2007. Most recently, he was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Russell Corporation. Prior to that, Bob was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for ConAgra Refrigerated Foods from 1996 to 2002. He also held progressively responsible systems positions with Kraft Foods and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Bob started his career as a scientific researcher with Brookhaven National Laboratories. He earned his MBA, with distinction, from Pace University and holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Oswego.
Bob is active with Atlanta’s technology community assisting with United Way's Tech Initiative, Women in Technology's outreach program and TechBridge's non-profit advocacy. He is also involved with local business schools: a "Mentor in Residence" at Georgia Tech, on the advisory board at University of Alabama and a guest lecturer at Georgia State University. Bob is a graduate of SIM’s Regional Leadership Forum and has served on the Atlanta Chapter's Board of Directors. He was honored as Atlanta’s CIO of the Year in 2005. He served as SIM International's VP for Finance in 2006 and as President-Elect in 2007.