John J. "Jeff" Pitts

General Manager, St. Louis Brewery, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

St. Louis, MO

About John J. "Jeff" Pitts

BSME 1980, UMR
MBA 1990, St. Louis University

Since he graduated from UMR magna cum laude, Jeff has been with Anheuser-Busch and now ABInBev, serving in various engineering, technical, and leadership positions, with increasing levels of responsibility. ABInBev is the world’s largest brewer. As the General Manager of the St. Louis Brewery, Jeff leads all aspects of the brewery business. The St. Louis Brewery is the largest North American brewery in the ABInBev family and employs approximately 800 full time employees.

Jeff serves on the board of trustees for Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, is an advisor to the Engineering Department at SIU-Edwardsville, is president emeritus of the St. Louis University High School Fathers Club, and has served on the St. Clement Elementary School, school board.