Gina Adams

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary FedEx

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Gina Adams has been Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx since September 2024, its chief legal officer and the secretary to its board. She came to the role after more than three decades at FedEx in government affairs: she joined in 1992, ran international government affairs from 1999, and led the company’s government affairs, later government and regulatory affairs, as corporate vice president from 2001 to 2024. Before FedEx she spent nine years in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation, the agency that regulates much of FedEx’s business. She is also a director of Entergy. FedEx chose its long-time government affairs head as general counsel.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx since September 2024.
• Corporate Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, 2019 to 2024.
• Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs, 2001 to 2019.
• Nine years in the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Director of Entergy Corporation.

Professional Journey

Adams spent nine years in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation before joining FedEx in 1992, according to FedEx’s annual report.

At FedEx and Federal Express she held government and regulatory affairs positions from 1992 to 1999, then served as staff vice president of international government affairs until 2001. From 2001 to 2019 she was corporate vice president of government affairs, and from 2019 through August 2024 corporate vice president of government and regulatory affairs.

In September 2024 she was named executive vice president and general counsel-elect and then became executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. FedEx completed the spin-off of its less-than-truckload business, FedEx Freight, on 1 June 2026, keeping a 19.9 percent stake, and now reports two segments, Express U.S. Domestic and Express International, according to its 2026 annual report. Outside FedEx she is a director of Entergy Corporation, the integrated energy company.

Education

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