Bober joins JCPenney from The Chubb Corporation, where she served as general counsel. She had previously served as general counsel and secretary for General Signal Corporation. Prior to that, Bober led the global mergers and acquisitions practice of Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue, holding positions in Dallas, London, and New York. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University, and earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.