Brad D. Smith

Last updated
Alys Smith
​
(m. 1993)​
Brad D. Smith
Brad D. Smith at Web Summit 2014.jpg
Smith in 2014
38thPresident of Marshall University
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Children2
Education Marshall University (BBA)
Aquinas College (MM)

Brad D. Smith (born April 6, 1964) is an American businessman and university administrator who is serving as President of Marshall University. [2] He previously served as chief executive officer of Intuit, a position he held from 2008 to 2018. [3]

Contents

Early life and education

Smith grew up in Kenova, West Virginia. [4] At the age of 14, Smith participated in Martial Arts. [5] He attended Ceredo-Kenova High School and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point upon graduation for one semester. [6] After West Point, Smith enrolled at Marshall University and received his bachelor's degree in 1986. [7] [8] Smith earned his master's degree in management and leadership development from Aquinas College in 1991. [7]

Career

Business

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. [7] 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. [3]

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. [9]

In 2017, Smith joined the board of directors at SurveyMonkey. Smith joined the board of directors at Nordstrom in 2013. [10] [11]

Smith served on the Board of Directors for Humana Inc., an American for-profit health insurance company, from September 2022, until his departure in April 2025. [12] [13] [14]

On June 15, 2023, Smith passed Jim Justice and became the richest person in West Virginia. [15]

In September 2023, Smith joined the Amazon board of directors, [16] as a member of the audit committee. [17]

Smith was elected to the Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase & Co., an American multinational financial services firm in January 2025. [18]

Academic

On October 28, 2021, Smith was named president of Marshall University, his alma mater. [19]

Philanthropy

Before Smith took the role as the president of Marshall University he donated millions of dollars to construction for new facilities and buildings. [20] [21]

In 2020, Smith donated $25 million to West Virginia University. The donation supported the creation of the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative to develop recreational infrastructure, expand outdoor educational opportunities, and provide initial funding for a relocation package program to support individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. [22]

Buildings named after Brad D. Smith

BuildingImageConstructedNotesReference
Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation Brad Smith Building 2024.png 2024New location for the Lewis College of Business on 4th Ave in Huntington, WV [23]
Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall Brad D Smith Foundation Hall 2021.jpg 2010It houses the Erickson Alumni Center on the first floor. It is named for donors Brad D. Smith and Charlie O. Erickson respectively. [24]

Personal life

Smith is married to Alys Smith, an attorney, with whom he has two daughters. [25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall University [@marshallu] (April 6, 2023). "Wishing a very happy birthday to our President, Brad D. Smith 🥳🎂💚" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Marshall University Principals and Presidents". Marshall University . Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Intuit Names New CEO as Brad Smith Steps Down After 11 Years". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ↑ ROBERTS, BRANDON (8 September 2015). "Intuit CEO Brad Smith credits Kenova upbringing for success in Silicon Valley". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Brad D. Smith Martial Arts". Brad Smith. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  6. ↑ "I'm Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  7. 1 2 3 "How Did I Get Here?-Brad Smith". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  8. ↑ Staff Reports (8 November 2018). "Marshall University receives $25 million gift for college of business". WV News. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ↑ Novet, Jordan (2018-08-23). "Brad Smith will step down as Intuit CEO at end of year". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  10. ↑ "Tennis star Serena Williams joins SurveyMonkey's board". TechCrunch. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ MarketScreener (2022-09-15). "Humana Elects Brad D. Smith to Board of Directors -September 15, 2022 at 07:00 am EDT | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.com, Inc. - Officers and directors - Person Details". ir.aboutamazon.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  14. ↑ "Brad D. Smith". www.jpmorganchase.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  15. ↑ "How Marshall University President Brad Smith Became West Virginia's Richest Person". Forbes. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  16. ↑ "Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith joins Amazon board". GeekWire. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  17. ↑ "Person Details (Brad D. Smith)". Amazon Investor Relations. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  18. ↑ Lyudvig, Anna (2024-10-21). "ON THE MOVE: Eric Aboaf to Leave State Street; JPMorganChase Names Brad D. Smith". Traders Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  19. ↑ "Brad Smith selected as next president of Marshall University". WV Metro News. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  20. ↑ "University receives $25 million gift for college of business". Marshall University. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  21. ↑ "Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall Donation". Marshall University. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  22. ↑ "Brad D. Smith WVU Donation". West Virginia University. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  23. ↑ Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation
  24. ↑ Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall
  25. ↑ Pace, Fred (November 9, 2018). "MU business college receives $25M gift from alumnus, wife". The Herald-Dispatch.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.