Robert S. Brunn

VP of Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Product Strategy, Ryder System, Inc.

Robert S. (Bob) Brunn is Vice President of Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Product Strategy for Ryder System, Inc., a FORTUNE 500® transportation and supply chain management solutions company.  In this position, Mr. Brunn is the primary channel of communication with the equity analyst community and is responsible for developing Ryder’s strategic agenda as it relates to all business segments, product lines, functional areas, and geographies. Mr. Brunn is also responsible for identifying and developing the business case for new products throughout the Company.

Institutional Investor magazine named Mr. Brunn among the Best Investor Relations Officers for the Airfreight & Surface Transportation Sector for ten consecutive years (2009 through 2018). Investor Relations Magazine named him as the Best Investor Relations Professional for U.S. mid-cap companies in 2015, a nomination he also received in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2012, while Ryder was named as having the Best Overall Investor Relations program for U.S. mid-cap companies in 2015, with additional nominations for four consecutive years (2012-2015) within its industry sector. Ryder was also named to the Global Top 50 companies and nominated for Global Best IR by a small/mid-cap company in 2015.  

Mr. Brunn holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance/international business from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  He is the past Chairman and a member of the Conference Board’s Investor Relations Council, and a member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) Senior Roundtable. Mr. Brunn also served on the exam writing committee for NIRI’s IR Certification.