Jeff Lorenger
Chairman, President & CEO
Jeff Lorenger became President and CEO of HNI Corporation in June 2018, and Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 2020.
Since joining the company in 1998, Jeff has held multiple executive-level positions at HNI and HNI’s workplace furnishings brands including HON, Allsteel, and Gunlocke. Prior to joining HNI Corporation, Jeff spent several years practicing law with the firm Gray Plant Mooty in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the area of general corporate transactions.
Since joining the company in 1998, Jeff has held multiple executive-level positions at HNI and HNI’s workplace furnishings brands including HON, Allsteel, and Gunlocke. Prior to joining HNI Corporation, Jeff spent several years practicing law with the firm Gray Plant Mooty in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the area of general corporate transactions.
Jeff serves on the Board of Directors for the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIMFA). He also serves on the Board of THOR Industries. Among other community roles, Lorenger is a member of the Advisory Board for the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.
Jeff holds three degrees from the University of Iowa, receiving his BBA in Marketing in 1987, his Juris Doctorate in 1991, and his MBA in 2001.
Jeff and his wife Lisa have three children and live in Iowa City, Iowa.