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Biography
Brad D. Smith is an American businessman and the former chief executive officer of Intuit. He held the position from 2008 and 2018.
Early life and education
Smith grew up in Kenova, West Virginia. He attended Ceredo-Kenova High School and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point upon graduation for one semester. After West Point, Smith enrolled at Marshall University and received his bachelor's degree in 1986. Smith earned his master's degree in management and leadership development from Aquinas College in 1991.
Career
Smith began his career with positions at Pepsi Bottling Group and 7Up Co. He was the vice president for Field Marketing at ADVO from 1992-1996. He was a senior vice president of marketing and business development at ADP from 1996 to 2003. Smith joined Intuit in February 2003 and held several positions in the company. He became Intuit's chief executive officer in January 2008.
In August 2018, Smith announced that he would step down as Intuit's CEO at the end of 2018, while staying on as the company's executive board chairman. His position was passed to Sasan Goodarzi.
In 2017, Smith joined the Board of Directors at SurveyMonkey. Smith joined the Board of Directors at Nordstrom in 2013.