Jeff Beard is Owner of Ladybug Cleaners, LLC, DBA Molly Maid of Columbus East, a residential cleaning franchise. Prior to Molly Maid, Jeff was President and CEO of SSNB, Inc. and its subsidiary Standing Stone Bank in Lancaster, Ohio. Jeff joined the bank in 2007 and served in the position of Vice President and CFO before becoming President and CEO in January 2013, serving in that role until the bank sold in November 2021. Jeff also served on the board for both SSNB, Inc. and Standing Stone Bank from 2011 to 2021. Jeff started his career as a financial institution auditor with Crowe LLP followed by a stint at Wendy’s as a manager of financial reporting prior to joining Standing Stone. Jeff was also briefly involved with a start-up bank in central Ohio.
Jeff earned his BBA from Tiffin University, his MBA from Capital University, is a CPA (inactive) and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Jeff is currently on the Tiffin University Board of Trustees, the Visit Fairfield County Board of Directors and the Fairfield County Foundation Investment Committee. He has completed the Fairfield Leadership program, was a Lancaster Rotarian and was the 2018 Fairfield County United Way Campaign Chair. He is a former member of the Fairfield County Foundation Board, Route 33 Development Alliance Board, the Ohio Bankers League Board, Tiffin University Board of Counselors, Tiffin University Alumni Board, the United Way Impact Council, Lancaster Rotary Board, Big Brothers Big Sisters Board and Ohio Bankers League Bank Services Board.
Jeff resides in Pickerington, Ohio with his wife Michelle and their three boys. He coaches youth football and baseball. Jeff joined Tiffin University’s Board of Trustees in 2020