Chris Winton is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for FedEx Ground, headquartered in Moon Township, Pa. He is a dynamic leader, speaker, author and coach with 20 years of experience shattering expectations in corporate America.

Chris currently serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for FedEx Ground. As a senior human resources executive, Chris provides strategic direction to recruit, develop and retain a highly talented and diverse workforce. Chris began his career at FedEx more than 20 years ago as an IT Intern and progressed to Director of IT Operations before transitioning to Human Resources. He assumed his current role in 2020.

His energetic approach has brought Chris to the forefront of media attention. He has worked with two White House administrations on creating employment pathways for underserved communities and appeared on C-SPAN to discuss scaling such programs. Chris was recently recognized by the Memphis Business Journal as one of the city’s “Top 40 Leaders Under 40” for his body of work in workforce development.

Chris was honored in HRO Today with the Cream of the Crop award for his work with companies such as Google to leverage AI and machine-learning to helping job seekers find jobs specifically tailored to their needs.

Chris recently became a published author of the book C-4 Leadership: How to Shatter the Glass Ceiling, Ignite Your Career and Take Charge of Life!

He and his wife Coleshia have two children, Jordyn and Jaden.