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Current roles
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Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
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Qualifications
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Professional narrative

About

Former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and former Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor at UCSF. Previously held senior executive roles at Genentech, including Chief Medical Officer.

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Current roles

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Board appointments

Lead Independent Director

FedEx (NYSE: FDX)

Jan 1, 2016 – Present

Independence: Independent

Source effective: 2025-08-18 · Observed: 2026-05-01T18:50:01.251+00:00

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Governance

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Lead Independent Director

FedEx

2016-01-01 · current

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FedEx

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Lead Independent Director at FedEx

2016-01-01 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-21

FedExFedExSusan D. Desmond-H…

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  • FedEx

    Lead Independent Director

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Experience

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Source 1 · Sec ProxyPublic profile sourceSupports Lead Independent Director at FedEx (NYSE: FDX).Open source

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Identifiers

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alpha:person:susan-d-desmond-hellmann
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Sources

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Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of FedEx1 source
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  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048911/000110465925079800/tm2512613-2_def14a.htm

    Sec Proxy · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 1, 2026

    Supports: Lead Independent Director at FedEx (NYSE: FDX)

  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048911/000110465925079800/tm2512613-2_def14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership