Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives

Profiles of successful black women entrepreneurs and executives from around the world.

Trilby Barnes

Company: Medi-Lend Nursing Services

Position: Founder/CEO

Industry: Healthcare

Country: United States


Tyra Banks

Born: December 4, 1973

Company: Bankable Enterprises

Position: President & Chief Creative Officer

Industry: Film and Television Production


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


Valerie Daniels-Carter

Company: V & J Foods, Inc.

Position: President, CEO

Industry: Restaurants & Cafes

Country: United States


Vashtie Kola

Born: April 23, 1981, Albany, New York

Company: VIOLETTE, "1992" and "Open"

Position: Artist, Director, Designer, Party Promoter

Industry: Apparel, Media

Country: United States


Vikki L. Pryor

Company: The American Red Cross in Greater New York,

Position: CEO,

Industry: Charitable Organization

Country: United States


Wanda Denson-Low

Born: c. 1958,

Position: Senior VP of the Office of Internal Governance (OIG),

Company: The Boeing Company,

Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services,

Country: United States


Yvonne M. Curl

Company: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Health South Corporation

Position: Director

Industry: Insurance, Healthcare Services

Country: United Stated