Black Directors Fortune 500 Companies

There were 278 black directors sitting on Fortune 500 company boards in 2008, 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.

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Michele J. Hooper

Company: The Directors' Council

Position: Managing Partner

Industry: Business Services

Country: United States[more]


Paula A. Sneed

Company: Kraft Foods, Inc.

Position: Former Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Resources and Initiatives

Industry: Food Products

Country: United States[more]


Quincy L Allen

Born: Quonset Point, R.I., March 28, 1960

Company: Vertis Communications

Position: CEO

Industry: Advertising & Marketing

Country: United States[more]


Ralph M. Paige

Company: Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (Federation/LAF)

Position: Executive Director

Industry: Argiculture

Country: United Stated[more]


Reatha Clark King

Born: Circa. 1938, Pavo, Georgia, United States

Company: General Mills Foundation

Position: Former Chairman, Board of Trustees

Industry: Foundation

Country: United States[more]


Reuben V. Anderson

Company: Phelps Dunbar, LLP

Position: Senior Partner

Industry: Legal Services

Country: United States[more]


Richard Dean Parson

Born: April 4, 1948, Brooklyn, NY

Company: Citigroup Inc.

Position: Chairman

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States[more]


Robert L. Ryan

Born: c. 1943

Company: General Mills, Citigroup, Hewlett-Packard Company, Stanley Black & Decker

Position: Director Industry: Computer Hardware, Computer Services, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Industrial...[more]


Rodney O'Neal

Born: c. 1954

Company: Delphi Corporation

Position: Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Automotive

Country: United States[more]


Ronald A. Williams

Born: c. 1950

Company: Aetna Inc.

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Health Care

Country: United States[more]