Frederick W. Smith,
Chairman, President and CEO, FedEx

Frederick W. Smith is chairman, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation, a $35.5-billion global transportation, business services and logistics company. Smith is responsible for providing strategic direction for all FedEx Corporation operating companies, including FedEx Services, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight. FedEx serves more than 220 countries and territories with operations that include 658 aircraft and over 80,000 vehicles. More than 275,000 team members worldwide handle more than 7.5 million shipments each business day. Since founding FedEx in 1971, Smith has been an active proponent of regulatory reform, free trade and "open skies agreements" for aviation around the world. Most recently, he has advocated for vehicle energy-efficiency standards and a national energy policy. more >

John Wooden
A Coaching Legend

John Robert Wooden was born in Martinsville, Indiana on October 14th, 1910. While attending high school in Martinsville he won All-State prep honors in basketball three times while leading them to the State title game his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. In 1927, his high school team won the State title.

Next, he attended Purdue University and won varsity letters in both basketball and baseball. Wooden won All-America honors as a player for Purdue his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. more >

Deborah Roberts
Moderator

Deborah Roberts joined the ABC newsmagazine "20/20" in June 1995. Since then she has also served as a substitute anchor on "Good Morning America" and "World News Weekend."

During her first season with "20/20," Roberts reported on a wide variety of stories, including a profile of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and an award-winning investigation into abuse within the Amish community. Most recently she has reported from Africa on the HIV/AIDS crisis and orphans, and the CA wildfires, which earned her an Emmy Award. She was also awarded an Emmy for her emotional, in-depth reporting on an Ethiopian American woman's journey back to Africa to find her mother, and for her work with ABC's millennium coverage. In addition she won a Clarion Award for her coverage of abuse within the Amish community. more >