Jeffrey Fox

Independent Director Since: 2026

Mr. Fox is an accomplished executive with a proven track record of increasing revenue, profitability and shareholder value through strategic leadership and operational excellence.  He has led multiple strategic and operational transformations, delivering improved financial performance through disciplined capital allocation, strategic M&A and successful integrations. Mr. Fox brings deep operational, technology, capital markets and financial expertise to the Board, supporting its oversight of PENN’s long‑term growth strategy and value creation initiatives.

Mr. Fox has a BA in Economics from Duke University.

 

Key Skills and Expertise

  • Strategic Planning / M&A: Gained over the course of his professional career as an investment banker, followed by decades as a public and private executive across multiple industries, including global enterprise software, cloud-based SaaS solutions, business process outsourcing, wireline, and wireless communications. As President and CEO of Convergys Corporation, Mr. Fox led the company through a multi year strategic and operational transformation from a multi-line business services supplier into a well-capitalized market leader in the customer management business.  As Chairman, Mr. Fox oversaw the $2.4 billion acquisition by SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX). Prior to Convergys, Mr. Fox was Co-President at Alltel Corporation, where he was part of the leadership team that executed the company’s $27 billion acquisition by TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs.
     
  • Financial (Capital Markets, Accounting & Tax): Developed over 30+ years as a public and private executive, including his role as COO of Alltel Corporation, then the fifth largest wireless provider in the United States. In this role, he was responsible for more than $10 billion in annual revenue and approximately $3.5 billion in EBITDA, overseeing large scale P&Ls, capital investment decisions and operating performance.  In addition, as CEO of Endurance International Group and Convergys Corporation, Mr. Fox led the improvement in operating results, simplified strategic portfolios and prioritized the return of capital to shareholders.  

  • Technology / Digital: Acquired through executive leadership roles at technology and technology-enabled businesses, including as CEO of Endurance International Group, a leading provider of technology platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses successfully execute digital transformation strategies.  As CEO, Mr. Fox led the transformation of Endurance International Group’s multi brand portfolio into a successful organic growth platform, culminating in the company’s successful $3 billion sale to Clearlake Capital Group in 2021.

Career Highlights

  • Circumference Group – An investment firm
    • CEO and Founder (since 2009)
  • Endurance International Group Holding Inc. – A leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions for small and medium sized businesses (former Nasdaq: EIGI)
    • President and CEO (2017-2021)
  • Convergys Corporation – A market-leading customer management company (former NYSE: CVG)
    • Chairman of the Board (2013-2018)
    • Executive Chairman (2012-2013)
    • President and CEO (2010-2012)
  • Alltel Corporation – A major U.S. telecommunications provider (former NYSE: AT) 
    • COO (2007-2009)
    • Group President, Shared Services (2003-2007)
    • Group President, Alltel Information Services (1996-2003)


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