Raj Subramaniam

Rajesh "Raj" Subramaniam (born September 14, 1967) is an Indian-American business executive who is the chief executive officer and president of the FedEx Corporation. Prior to this position, he held many organizational management and marketing roles in Asia and the United States at FedEx.

Early life and education Subramaniam was born on September 14, 1967, in Thiruvananthapuram, India into a Malayali family. His father worked in the Indian Police Service and his mother worked as a doctor in Kerala Health Services. At age 15, he moved to Mumbai, where he completed his high school at SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sion(W), and afterwards attended IIT Bombay, graduating with a B.Tech. in chemical engineering in 1987.

He moved to the United States on a scholarship to Syracuse University and earned an MS in chemical engineering in 1989. He also earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin during the early 1990s recession.

In 2018, Subramaniam was promoted to the CEO of FedEx's legacy Express business. After retirement of David J. Bronczek in 2019, Subramaniam was named the COO. He joined the FedEx board in 2020.

Subramaniam replaced FedEx founder Fred Smith as the president and CEO on June 1, 2022. In 2023, Subramaniam's total compensation at FedEx was $13.2 million, or 289 times the median employee pay at FedEx for that year.

Subramaniam serves on the board of directors of FedEx Corporation, FIRST, the United States Chamber of Commerce's China Center Advisory Board, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the US-China Business Council. He is also a member of The Business Council and the President's Export Council.