Robert B. (Rob) Carter is Executive Vice President, FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer of FedEx Corporation. He is a member of the six-person Executive Committee, which plans and executes the corporation's strategic business activities. Rob also serves as Co-President & Co-CEO of FedEx Services, the shared service entity responsible for Sales, Marketing, Information Technology and Customer Service.
Rob joined FedEx in 1993 and has over 40 years of systems development and implementation experience. He is responsible for setting the technology direction of the FedEx applications, infrastructure and networks that provide around the clock and around the globe support for FedEx product offerings.
Rob has been awarded many industry accolades, including, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Fortune Magazine's Executive Dream Team, Forbes Magazine CIO Innovation Award, Information Week's Chief of the Year Award, and is a charter inductee of CIO Magazine's CIO Hall of Fame.
Rob also serves on the board of directors of New York Life.
On the 36th episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, Rob Carter, EVP & CIO of FedEx, joins the show to share fascinating insights into how FedEx uses AI, the future of automation in the transportation and logistics industry, and lessons on building a culture of innovation from his 23-year tenure.
On the 36th episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, Rob Carter, EVP & CIO of FedEx, joins the show to share fascinating insights into how FedEx uses AI, the future of automation in the transportation and logistics industry, and lessons on building a culture of innovation from his 23-year tenure.
Read about Rob's perspective on FedEx’s AI playbook, how automation will shape the future of transportation and logistics, and instilling a culture of innovation.
