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Richard Adkerson

American business executive

Richard C. Adkerson is an American business executive who currently serves as Chairman of the Board at Freeport-McMoRan. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Freeport from 2003 until June 2024 and has been a member of its board since 2006, taking on the role of chairman in February 2021.2

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Born Dec 27, 1946.1

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedHarvard University3
  • Date not recordedMississippi State University3

Adkerson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting with the highest honors in 1969 and an MBA in 1970, both from Mississippi State University. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1988 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from Mississippi State in 2010.

Adkerson was named National Alumnus of the Year of Mississippi State University in 2011 and The Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy is named in his honor.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, head commissioner, accountant.6

Prior to joining Freeport-McMoRan in 1989, Adkerson was partner and managing director at Arthur Andersen & Co. where he headed the firm's worldwide oil and gas industry practice. From 1976 to 1978, he was a Professional Accounting Fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

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Personal life

  • BornDec 27, 1946, Tennessee7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8

Adkerson lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Sun Ranch Partners, managed by Adkerson, purchased the eponymous 18,500-acre ranch (7,500 ha) near Cameron, Montana in 2010. He is married to Nancy and has three sons.

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