Marshall Magazine Spring 2022

Paying It

Forward

I t was well before dawn on Jan. 3, 2022, when Brad D. Smith arrived at Old Main for his first official day as Marshall’s 38th president. Such early hours were nothing new to the former Fortune 500 CEO, who typically logged 80-hour weeks during his 11-year tenure running Intuit in Silicon Valley. But for the 57-year-old business executive, there was something different about reporting to work on this particular day. It was the realization of a dream that began not long after he graduated from college and moved away from the area. Smith was finally returning to his alma mater, his roots and his home.

Former Fortune 500 CEO Brad D. Smith returns home to lead his alma mater as its 38th president.

By JACK HOUVOURAS

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