Robert B. (Rob) Carter is a technology and business executive who dedicated his 45-year career to advancing business through the use of cutting-edge technology. Carter received his bachelor’s degree in computer and information sciences from the University of Florida in 1981.
He began his technology career in telecommunications and then joined Federal Express in 1993. He recently retired from FedEx after spending more than 25 years as the corporation’s global CTO and CIO. Carter was a member of the 6-person executive committee and served as Co-President & Co-CEO of FedEx Services, the shared service entity responsible for Sales, Marketing, Information Technology and Customer Service.
Carter was honored as a distinguished alumni from the University of Florida as well as from the University of South Florida where he received his MBA in 1990. He has received 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.
Carter also serves on the boards of New York Life, Quest Diagnostics, and the University of Memphis.
October 16 – Robert B. Carter
- Retired Chief Information Officer, FedEx; Longest-serving CIO of any Fortune 50 company
- Session Title: Innovate with Purpose: Leading Through Technology and Change