Presently, John W. Kemper is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri) and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Commerce Bank (Kansas City, Missouri) (a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri)). Mr. Kemper is also on the board of Tower Properties Co., Kipp St Louis and Fair Saint Louis and Member of Young Presidents' Organization (St. Louis) and Member-Leadership Council at The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. In his past career Mr. Kemper held the position of Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., Inc. and Member of The Financial Services Roundtable. He received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, a graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.