Chief Executive Officer, CSC (parent of former Intertrust Group), Intertrust Now Csc Service
Search every verified Rod Iii interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Rod Ward III, president and chief executive officer of CSC, participated in a GRIT Talks episode in November 2021. During the interview, Ward discussed his focus on "continual improvement" and creating an environment where employees, customers, and communities are "better off tomorrow than we are today." He also described his interest in learning about the U.S. Civil War during the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that more people had died from COVID-19 than soldiers killed in the Civil War. Ward stated that his message to the world would be "stay curious," referencing the philosopher Socrates' statement "I know that I know nothing." He said this reflects the idea that life is a journey of learning and understanding, and that people should continue to learn despite the complexity of the world.
“so i work at csc we're headquartered here in delaware and part of our missions values purpose the component of that is that we would like to create an environment where we all are better off tomorrow than we are today and when we talk about all of us at csc we talk about employees customers we talk about the communitie...”
“so the message would be stay curious stay curious a very simple message because i believe if i get to talk uh send this message to everyone in the world they're gonna remember it you know i gotta go with like a great philosopher right somebody a great thinker right i got one chance and so although one of the great iron...”
Rod Ward III is president and chief executive officer of CSC®, elected in 2010. Over his career, Ward worked in manufacturing as president of the Speakman Company and vice president of Snap-On Inc.’s European Equipment division. He worked for FMC Corporation in operations and for Credit Suisse as a precious metals trader.
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