Gary D. Forsee

Gary D. Forsee was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sprint Nextel Corporation (2005–2007). He took the reins of the telecommunications corporation on the retirement of William Esrey, prior to the merger with Nextel.

Gary D. Forsee, a native Missourian and veteran business leader, was appointed as the 22nd President of the four-campus University of Missouri System on December 20, 2007. He is a 1972 graduate of the University of Missouri–Rolla (now known as the Missouri University of Science and Technology), where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted unanimously during executive session to hire Mr. Forsee with an initial three-year contract. Mr. Forsee succeeded Interim President Gordon H. Lamb, who served since April 2007. Mr. Forsee began his duties Feb. 18, 2008.

* 2008–present: President, University of Missouri System
* 2005–2007: President & CEO, Sprint Corporation
* 2002–2005: Vice Chairman of Domestic Operations, BellSouth Corporation
* 2002: Chairman, Cingular Wireless
* 2000–2002: BellSouth International
** 2000–2002: President
** 1999–2000: Executive Vice President & Chief Staff Officer
* 1998–1999: President & CEO, Global One
* 1995–1998: President & COO, Sprint's PCS Division
* (?–1995): Vice President of Sales, AT&T's Federal Systems Division

External links

* Listed on Business Week 2004 [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_02/b3915616.htm Best Managers]
* December 2007 [http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/releases/news07122001.shtml news release]
* Listed by Forbes as one of the worst CEOs; featured on ABC News; April 2008 [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4760385&page=1]