Tracy Brightman

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer FedEx

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Tracy Brightman has been FedEx’s Chief People Officer since November 2022 and an executive vice president since June 2023, responsible for human resources across the company. She came to the role from FedEx Office, the printing and shipping retail chain, where she spent two decades. She joined it in 2002 as litigation and employment counsel, moved into human resources in 2005, ran its HR function as senior vice president from 2007, added communications in 2018 and from 2020 served as its general counsel with responsibility for both legal and HR. A lawyer by training, she has moved back and forth between the two functions throughout her FedEx career.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer of FedEx since June 2023; Chief People Officer since November 2022.
• General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Legal and Human Resources, FedEx Office, 2020 to 2022.
• Senior Vice President, Human Resources, FedEx Office, 2007 to 2018.
• Director, Litigation and Employment Counsel, FedEx Office, 2002 to 2004.

Professional Journey

Brightman joined FedEx Office in September 2002 as director of litigation and employment counsel, and in 2004 became vice president, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary, according to FedEx’s annual report.

In January 2005 she moved into human resources as vice president of field human resources operations, and from July 2007 to March 2018 she was senior vice president of human resources for FedEx Office. She then added communications, as senior vice president of human resources and communications from 2018 to 2020.

From October 2020 to November 2022 she was general counsel and senior vice president of legal and human resources at FedEx Office. In November 2022 she became corporate vice president and chief people officer of FedEx, and in June 2023 executive vice president. 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. In July 2026 the board adopted an executive severance plan covering FedEx’s executive officers, replacing earlier retention agreements, according to an 8-K.

Education

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