African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

The "Fortune 500"  is a list of the 500 largest companies in the United States as compiled by Fortune magazine. Only 13 black executives have ever made it to the Chairman or CEO position of a "Fortune 500" listed company. Of these 13 executives, there are currently 6 active. Franklin Raines became the first black person to lead a "Fortune 500" company, when he became CEO of Fannie Mae in 1999. On July 1, 2009, Ursula Burns became the first black woman to head a Fortune 500 company.

Updated April 7, 2012.

2012 Ranking of Black CEO's from America's 500 Largest Corporations.

CEO Company Rank Revenue ($ bil.) Profits ($ mil.)
Kenneth C. Frazier Merck & Co., Inc 57 48.0 6,272.0
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. TIAA-CREF 88 34.1 2,388.4
Kenneth I. Chenault American Express 95 32.3 4,935.0
Don Thompson McDonald's 107 27.0 5,503.1
Ursula M. Burns Xerox Corporation 127 22.6 1,295.0
Clarence Otis, Jr. Darden Restaurants, Inc. 342 7.6 476.3

Current Black CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

Former African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies

Stanley O'Neal

Born: Oct. 7, 1951, Roanoke, Ala.

Company: Alcoa Inc.

Position: Director

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States

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