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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frederick_WFrederick W. Smith - Wikipedia

    Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor. He is the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest transportation company. Smith stepped down as CEO in June 2022 and was succeeded by Raj Subramaniam. [1]

  3. www.britannica.com › money › Frederick-W-SmithFrederick W. Smith | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money

    Sep 28, 2024 · Frederick W. Smith (born August 11, 1944, Marks, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American business executive who founded (1971) Federal Express (later called FedEx), one of the largest express-delivery companies in the world.

  4. www.forbes.com › profile › fred-smith-1Fred Smith - Forbes

    Oct 2, 2024 · Smith announced in 2022 that he would be stepping down from his role as CEO at FedEx after 50 years; he now serves as executive chairman of the company. Wealth History HOVER TO REVEAL NET WORTH...

  5. atouchofbusiness.com › biographies › frederick-w-smithHere Is a Look In to the Life of Frederick W. Smith

    May 15, 2024 · Frederick W. Smith founded FedEx as Federal Express Corporation, based on a revolutionary idea he came up with in his junior year at Yale University. In 1965, Fred Smith wrote a term paper for his economics class outlining his concept for a company that offered express overnight delivery services.

  6. achievement.org › achiever › frederick-w-smithFrederick W. Smith - Academy of Achievement

    Jun 8, 2022 · Frederick W. Smith, president of Federal Express, in a photo from September 25, 1976. After four years of service in the Marines, he launched the original air-ground Federal Express network, which began operations in 1973 to serve the rapidly growing high-tech, high-value-added sectors of the economy Smith had predicted.

  7. medium.com › @imabd489 › from-a-c-grade-at-yale-to-founding-fedex-the-inspiringFrom a 'C' Grade at Yale to founding FedEx: The Inspiring ... -...

    Oct 28, 2023 · In Fred Smith’s journey, we discover that great ideas can start small, face skepticism, and flourish when powered by determination. FedEx’s legacy is proof that dreams can become global realities.

  8. www.fedex.com › en-us › aboutFrederick W. Smith | FedEx

    Having founded FedEx in 1971, Frederick W. Smith is currently the executive chairman for FedEx Corp. and its operating companies. Learn more about the strategic direction he provides.

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › people › social-sciences-and-lawFred Smith | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · Founder and CEO, FedEx Corporation. Fred Smith has been both an entrepreneur and a gambler. As most entrepreneurs do, he risked his own money to try something new in the business world. Unlike many entrepreneurs, he wildly succeeded, making his company, FedEx, a world leader in the shipping field.

  10. www.wsj.com › articles › fedex-founder-fred-smith-retirement-interview-shippingFor FedEx Founder Fred Smith, the Sky Is Still the Limit - WSJ

    Apr 15, 2022 · In March 2020, at age 75, Fred Smith should have been winding down his legendary career as CEO of FedEx. Then Covid-19 hit, everyone’s life turned upside down, and the company he founded had to...

  11. www.hbs.edu › leadership › 20th-century-leadersFrederick W. Smith - Leadership - Harvard Business School

    Smith has achieved success at FedEx by creating strategic partnerships with merchandisers and by becoming a key player in other unique industries, most notably the transport of organs and other time sensitive health care products.