Black Directors Fortune 500 Companies

In 1971, Mr. Leon Howard Sullivan joined the General Motors Board of Directors and became the first black American on the board of a major corporation. He went on to serve on General Motors' board for over 20 years.

In 2008, there were 278 black directors sitting on Fortune 500 company boards, an increase from 255 in 2004. However, they collectively held fewer board seats 413 compared with 449 in 2004, according to a report by the Executive Leadership Council, a group that works to develop black leadership in the US. 

 

Undated August 12, 2013. Please note, this section of the site is incomplete.

A. Barry Rand

Company: AARP

Position: CEO

Industry: Membership Organization

Country: United States

Ann Marie Fudge

Born: April 23, 1951, in Washington, DC.

Company: Young & Rubicam Brands

Position: Former Chairman and CEO

Industry: Advertising

Education: Simmons College, B.A. (honors), Harvard Business School, M.B.A.

Country: United...

Archie M. Griffin

Born: August 21, 1954

Company: The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc.

Position: President and Chief Executive Officer

Industry: Membership Organizations

Country: United States

Aulana L. Peters

Company: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Position: Partner

Industry: Legal Services

Country: United States

Bradley T Sheares

Born: January 1957, Chicago, IL

Company: Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

Position: former CEO

Industry: Pharmaceutical

Country: United States

Charles E. Phillips, Jr.

Born: 1959, Little Rock, Arkansas,

Company: Infor Global Solutions,

Position: CEO,

Industry: Computer Technology,

Country: United States

Christopher J. Williams

Company: Williams Capital Group, L.P, The Williams Capital Management, LLC

Industry: Financial Services

Position: Chairman, CEO

Country: United States

Cleve L. Killingsworth

Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr.

Born: June 5, 1952, Chicago, IL,

Company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.,

Position: Retired President and Chief Executive Officer,

Industry: Financial Services,

Country: United States

Don Thompson

Born: 1963, Chicago, IL.

Company: McDonald's

Position: CEO

Industry: Food

Country: United States

Earl G. Graves Sr.

Earl G. Graves Sr.

Born: January 9, 1935, Brooklyn, New York,

Position: Chairman,

Company: Earl G. Graves Ltd.,

Industry: Media,

Country: United States

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