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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Rodney O'Neal

Born: c. 1954

Company: Delphi Corporation

Position: Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Automotive

Country: United States[more]


Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.,

Born: October 28, 1951, Washington, D.C.

Company: TIAA-CREF

Position: President and CEO

Industry: Insurance

Country: United States[more]


Ronald A. Williams

Born: c. 1950

Company: RW2 Enterprises

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Health Care

Country: United States[more]


Roy S. Roberts

Born: ca. 1939 in Magnolia, AR

Company: Reliant Equity Investors

Position: Managing Director

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States[more]


Ursula M. Burns

Born: New York, New York, September 20, 1958

Company: Xerox Corporation

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Printing and Imaging Equipment

Country: United States[more]


Vernon E. Jordan

Born: August 15, 1935

Company: Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

Position: Senior Managing Director

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United States[more]


William Curt Hunter

Born: c. 1948

Company: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Position: Senior Vice President and Director of Research

Industry: Finance

Country: United States[more]


Yvonne M. Curl

Company: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Health South Corporation

Position: Director

Industry: Insurance, Healthcare Services

Country: United Stated[more]