Gary D. Forsee

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

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• Listed on Business Week 2004 Best Managers
• December 2007 news release
• Listed by Forbes as one of the worst CEOs; featured on ABC News; April 2008 [1]