Lance D. Mangum

Lance D. Mangum Staff Vice President Government Affairs Lance Mangum is a Corporate Officer and Staff Vice President for Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation.

As Staff Vice President, he is responsible for managing the department and strategy that advances the federal legislative, political, public policy, and diplomatic interests of FedEx Corporation and all its operating companies. Lance and his team engage with members of Congress, White House and Administration officials, and industry associations to advance the domestic and international transportation, tax, trade, ecommerce, and global security issues important to FedEx.

He is a three-time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award, the company’s highest employee achievement award, and he has been named a “Top Lobbyist” annually by The Hill Newspaper since 2019. Lance is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and has achieved NACD Directorship Certification.

He currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Congressional Award Foundation (Audit Committee) and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange. He also serves on the National Association of Manufacturers Political Action Committee (NAM PAC) Board of Trustees and the Meridian International Center’s Corporate Council (Executive Committee).

Prior to joining FedEx in 2010, he was the Senior Manager of U.S. Government Affairs for Capital One, a diversified financial services company. He began his political and public affairs career in North Carolina, eventually advising or working on more than 20 political and corporate issue campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels spanning 10 states. In 2006, he was recognized for his work and named a “Rising Star of Politics” by Campaigns and Elections magazine.

Lance received his B.A. in Political Science from North Carolina State University, an M.A. in Political Management from The George Washington University, and a Certificate in Organizational Inclusion and Diversity from Michigan State University.

A native of Yanceyville, N.C., Lance resides in Washington, D.C.

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