Brad D. Smith

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Brad D. Smith
Brad D. Smith at Web Summit 2014.jpg
Smith at Web Summit in 2014
38th President of
Marshall University
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byJerome A. Gilbert
Personal details
Spouse(s)
Alys Smith
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(m. 1993)​
Children2
Alma materMarshall University (BBA)
Aquinas College (MM)

Brad D. Smith is an American businessman and the former chief executive officer of Intuit. He held the position from 2008 to 2018.[1] On October 28, 2021, Smith was named president of Marshall University, his alma mater.[2]

Early life and education[]

Smith grew up in Kenova, West Virginia.[3] He attended Ceredo-Kenova High School and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point upon graduation for one semester.[4] After West Point, Smith enrolled at Marshall University and received his bachelor's degree in 1986.[5][6] Smith earned his master's degree in management and leadership development from Aquinas College in 1991.[5]

Career[]

Smith began his career with positions at Pepsi Bottling Group and 7Up Co. He was the vice president for Field Marketing at ADVO from 1992 to 1996. Smith was a senior vice president of marketing and business development at ADP from 1996 to 2003 before joining Intuit.[5] Smith joined Intuit in February 2003 and held several positions in the company. He became Intuit's chief executive officer in January 2008, succeeding Steve Bennett.[1]

In August 2018, Smith announced that he would step down as Intuit's CEO at the end of 2018, while staying on as the company's executive board chairman. His position was passed to Sasan Goodarzi.[7]

In 2017, Smith joined the board of directors at SurveyMonkey. Smith joined the board of directors at Nordstrom in 2013.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Intuit Names New CEO as Brad Smith Steps Down After 11 Years". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ^ "IBrad Smith selected as next president of Marshall University". WV Metro News. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ ROBERTS, BRANDON. "Intuit CEO Brad Smith credits Kenova upbringing for success in Silicon Valley". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ^ "I'm Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ a b c "How Did I Get Here?-Brad Smith". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  6. ^ Staff Reports. "Marshall University receives $25 million gift for college of business". WV News. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. ^ Novet, Jordan (2018-08-23). "Brad Smith will step down as Intuit CEO at end of year". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. ^ "Tennis star Serena Williams joins SurveyMonkey's board". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ^ "Tech Moves: Nordstrom taps former Intuit CEO as chair; FlyHomes adds Zulily exec as CTO; and more". GeekWire. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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