FedEx founder Fred Smith dead at 80 Veteran Fred Smith, who founded FedEx in 1973 with just 389 team members and grew it into a global shipping giant with 500,000 employees, has died. Orignial Source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/fedex-founder-fred-smith-dead-80 Next article: WALL STREET JOURNAL: Trump Meets the Moment on Iran Next