Rakesh Puri
Vice President Marketing - Global Verticals
FedEx

Rakesh is Vice President of Marketing for FedEx’s global B2B (business-to-business) verticals, where he leads strategy to expand share in priority industries by translating complex enterprise needs into scalable, end‑to‑end solutions that deliver measurable customer outcomes.

With more than 25 years at FedEx, Rakesh is a trusted leader in strategic transformation and customer‑centric growth. He has been instrumental in unlocking the company’s strengths across industries such as automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and data centers, while building new business development channels that enable customers to co-create bespoke solutions.

He has also played a key role in advancing corporate strategy at FedEx, leading the team responsible for identifying customer trends and shifts in the macroenvironment based on data generated by the company’s network. Taking a data driven analytics approach, Rakesh’s organization provided critical insights into emerging customer industries and shifting trade dynamics to better inform and guide the company’s commercial strategy.  

Known for his collaborative and solutions‑driven leadership style, Rakesh partners closely with cross‑functional teams globally to drive innovation and business growth.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA from the University of Maryland.