Description
A truly transformative leader, Reggie has started, fundamentally rebuilt and grown multibillion-dollar organizations as both a private and public sector CEO and board member. He is a sought-after speaker on topics including diversity and inclusion, international business, leadership, mentoring and organizational development.
In his current role for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reggie is a strategic leadership innovator, both in driving development and nearly twofold growth of the CDC’s largest operating unit.
Prior to joining the CDC, he spent more than two decades at FedEx. There, he bootstrapped his way from the loading docks to management to become senior manager of the flagship Memphis hub and later SVP and COO of FedEx Trade Networks and Brokerage.
Reggie also sits on the board of Mercy Health System, a $4-billion, multi-state hospital system. He applies his deep and wide experience to address CEO/board change, financial, leadership reorganization/succession planning, and business expansion.
Professional Experience
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO); Chief Operating Officer, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CCID, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, FedEx Trade Networks & Brokerage
Managing Director, International Import/Customs Clearance & Freight Operations, FedEx Corp.
Education
M.S. and B.A., Psychology, University of Memphis
