New & Recently Updated Profiles

• Malik Ducard

  

  Born: c. 1973* Position: Global Head of Family & Learning at YouTube, Company: Google Inc., Industry: Media, Country: United States

• Mark D. Goodman

  

  Position: President and Chief Executive Officer; Company: Colorado Nut Company; Industry: Food & Beverages; Country: United States

• Russell Simmons

  

  Born: October 4, 1957, Queens, NY; Company: Def Jam, Phat Form, Rush Communications, UniRush; Position: Co-Founder; Industry: Media, Financial Services; Country: United States

• George Dowdie

  

  Position: Senior Vice President-Global Research & Development and Quality; Company: Campbell Soup Company; Industry: Food; Country: United States

• Michael Lee-Chin

  

  Born: Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1951; Net Worth (2016): $2.1 billion; Company: Portland Holdings Inc.; Position: Founder, Executive Chairman; Industry: Financial Services; Country: Canada, Jamaica

Latest News & Articles

• Russell Simmons Sells UniRush, LLC, Operating Company for RushCard and Rapid! PayCard

  

  2017/01/30 - Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire UniRush, LLC, and its operating businesses RushCard, a leading online direct-to-consumer general purpose reloadable...

• Rosalind Brewer to Step Down as Sam's Club CEO

  

  Rosalind Brewer, the first woman and first black person to lead a business unit of Wal-Mart, is stepping down at the end of January 2017. Her departure leaves no women or people of colour with a CEO title at...

• Only 2 Black Billionaires Make 2016 Forbes 400 Richest Americans List

  

  Forbes magazine has published is annually ranking of the 400 Richest Americans for 2016. Again only two black Americans were on the list this year, Oprah Winfrey and Robert Smith. "The country’s 400 richest are wealthier...

• Jay Z Signs Film & TV Production Deal With the Weinstein Company

  

  Jay Z signed a two-year deal to produce TV and film projects with the The Weinstein Company. In a statement, Jay Z said, "I’m excited to tell stories from real life prophets, whom through their struggles have...

• Salesforce Names Tony Prophet as Chief Equality Officer

  

  Proven technology industry executive and human rights advocate to lead company's equality initiatives, reporting to Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.