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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A. Barry Rand

Company: AARP

Position: CEO

Industry: Membership Organization

Country: United States[more]

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...[more]

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[more]

Aulana L. Peters

Company: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Position: Partner

Industry: Legal Services

Country: United States[more]

Bradley T Sheares

Born: January 1957, Chicago, IL

Company: Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

Position: former CEO

Industry: Pharmaceutical

Country: United States[more]

Christopher J. Williams

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

Industry: Financial Services

Position: Chairman, CEO

Country: United States[more]

Clarence Otis, Jr.

Born: April 11, 1956, Vicksburg, MS.

Company: Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Position: Chief Executive Officer and President

Industry: Food Services

Country: United States[more]

Earl G. Graves

Born: 1935, Brooklyn, New York

Company: Earl G. Graves, Ltd.

Industry: Media

Position: CEO

Country: United States[more]

Emerson U Fullwood

Born: Supply, North Carolina, Jan. 3, 1948

Company: Xerox Corporation

Position: Retired Chief Staff and Marketing Officer, Xerox North America

Industry: Printing and Imaging Equipment

Country: United States[more]

Frank M. Clark

Born: c. 1946

Company: Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Utilities

Country: United States[more]

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