# Jennifer Rumsey

> Jennifer Weerts Rumsey is the chair and chief executive officer of Cummins Inc. Based in Columbus, Indiana, she trained as a mechanical engineer at Purdue and MIT, worked at Nuvera Fuel Cells, and joined Cummins in 2000. Her career spans controls, product development, quality, technical leadership and operations. She became Cummins’ first woman chief technical officer in 2015 and its first woman CEO in 2022, and helped develop its Destination Zero decarbonization strategy.

- **Role:** Chair and Chief Executive Officer at Cummins Inc.
- **Organizations:** Cummins Inc., 3M, Nuvera Fuel Cells (former employer), Hillenbrand (former board member, 2020-2026), Society of Women Engineers, SAE International, Women in Trucking Association
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, highest honors, Purdue University, Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering; National Science Foundation fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** First woman to serve as Cummins chief technical officer, appointed in 2015., First woman CEO of Cummins, effective August 1, 2022., Helped develop Cummins’ Destination Zero strategy with Tom Linebarger.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Completes summer internships at Cummins while pursuing her undergraduate education.
- **1998-2000** — Works in controls at Nuvera Fuel Cells in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- **2000** — Returns to Columbus and joins Cummins in advanced controls.
- **2003-2014** — Holds aftertreatment, advanced engineering, product program, quality and engine engineering leadership roles.
- **2015** — Becomes Cummins’ first woman chief technical officer.
- **2019** — Becomes president of the Components segment.
- **2021-03** — Becomes president and chief operating officer.
- **2022-02** — Elected to the Cummins board.
- **2022-08** — Becomes president and CEO, the seventh CEO and first woman CEO in Cummins’ history.
- **2023-08** — Adds the chair role.
- **2026-06** — Joins 3M’s board effective June 5 and its Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee.

## Achievements

- First woman to serve as Cummins chief technical officer, appointed in 2015.
- First woman CEO of Cummins, effective August 1, 2022.
- Helped develop Cummins’ Destination Zero strategy with Tom Linebarger.
- Led the Components segment, which had more than 12,000 global employees and $6 billion in 2020 sales.
- Purdue Distinguished Engineering Alumna, 2017.
- SAE International Fellow, 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Elected to 3M’s board effective June 5, 2026, and appointed to its Science, Technology and Sustainability Committee; announced June 8.
- **2026-06** — For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Cummins reported $9.5 billion in revenue, up 9% year over year. Rumsey highlighted data-center standby power demand and improving North American truck markets. Date denotes the reporting period.
- **2026-05** — Featured as chair and CEO at Cummins’ May 21 Analyst Day in New York.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cummins.com/en-na/news/authors/jennifer-rumsey
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-rumsey

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Last updated: 2026-10-21