Michael Ward is chairman, president and CEO of CSX Corp., the largest Fortune 500 company based in Jacksonville. The railroad’s transportation network stretches 21,000 miles to 23 Eastern states, connects to more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports and operates an average of 1,200 trains a day. The company employs 30,000 people, including 3,500 in Jacksonville. With annual revenues of $9 billion, CSX ranked No. 259 on the 2010 list of Fortune magazine’s 500 largest companies.
