Brad D. Smith (born April 6, 1964) is an American businessman and university administrator who is serving as President of

Marshall University Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...

. He previously served as

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, a position he held from 2008 to 2018.

Early life and education

Smith grew up in Kenova, West Virginia. At the age of 14, Smith participated in Martial Arts. He attended Ceredo-Kenova High School and attended the

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upon graduation for one semester. After West Point, Smith enrolled at

and received his bachelor's degree in 1986. Smith earned his master's degree in management and leadership development from Aquinas College in 1991.

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. Smith joined

in February 2003 and held several positions in the company. He became Intuit's chief executive officer in January 2008, succeeding Steve Bennett. 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. In 2017, Smith joined the board of directors at

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. Smith joined the board of directors at

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in 2013. 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. On June 15, 2023, Smith passed

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and became the richest person in West Virginia. In September 2023, Smith joined the

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board of directors, as a member of the

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

Academic

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

Philanthropy

Before Smith took the role as the president of Marshall University he donated millions of dollars to construction for new facilities and buildings. In 2020, Smith donated $25 million to

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. 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

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program to support individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buildings named after Brad D. Smith

Personal life

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

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* 1964 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American chief executives of financial services companies American corporate directors American philanthropists Aquinas College (Michigan) alumni Businesspeople from West Virginia Directors of Yahoo! Intuit people Marshall University alumni People from Kenova, West Virginia Presidents of Marshall University Philanthropists from West Virginia Businesspeople from Huntington, West Virginia {{US-business-bio-stub