Black Chief Executive Officers
This is a list of current and former Black Chief Executives Officers (CEO's) from around the world.
Black CEOs have had to overcome significant barriers to reach the C-suite. Only 22 Black executives have ever made it to thecChairman or chief executives officers position of a "Fortune 500" listed company. Globally the number of Black Chief Executives Officers (CEO's) running billion dollar companies continues to grow at a fast pace.
According to CNBC, researchers from the University of Georgia and Stevens Institute of Technology found in a 2022 report that, on average, firms appointing Black chief executives officers saw their market capitalization jump 3.1% within three days of the announcement.
Tidjane Thiam is credited with taking Credit Suisse from a $3 billion loss in its 2015 financial year and returning it to profitability by 2018, but he was still forced out of the company in 2020 after losing a boardroom battle. Black chief executives officers face uphill battles but their positive impact on the companies they manage has been overwhelmingly profitable and positive.
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Abbey Wemimo
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: c. 1992, Lagos, Nigeria;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Co-Founder & Co-CEO;
Company: Esusu Financial, Inc.;
Industry: Financial…
Ablorde Ashigbi
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: Founder, CEO;
Company: 4Degrees;
Industry: E-Commerce, SASS;
Residence: United States;
Nationality:…
Ade Olonoh
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: Founder, Board Member, Former CEO;
Company: Farmstack;
Industry: SAS, Venture Capital;
Residence: United…
Adrian M. Fenty
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: December 6, 1970, Washington, D.C.;
Occupation: Lawyer, Businessman;
Position: Co-Founder, Managing General Partner;
Company: MaC Venture…
Aicha Evans
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: 1969, Senegal;
Occupation: Businesswoman;
Position: CEO;
Company: Zoox Inc.;
Industry: Transportation, Automotive Technology; …
Alexander Karp
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: October 2, 1967, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Co-Founder, CEO and Director;
Company: Palantir…
Alfred C. Liggins, III
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: January 30, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska;
Position: Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer;
Company: Urban One, Inc.;
Industry:…
Ama Marfo
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: Ghana;
Occupation: Businesswoman;
Position: Co Founder & CEO;
Company: Airfordable;
Industry: Financial Services;
Residence: United…
Amani Duncan
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comAmani Duncan, is the President, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, USA, since September 2020. Ms. Duncan is a veteran marketer and brand strategist, She has spent…
Amber Mayfield
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comAmber Mayfield is the founder & CEO of To Be Hosted & While Entertaining Magazine. To Be Hosted is an events and media company specializing in dinner…
Angel Rich
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comAngel Rich is the founder and CEO of CreditRich, WealthyLife and Black Tech Matters.
Angela Benton
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comAngela Benton is the Chief Executive Officer of Streamlytics, a data analytics company. She previously co-founded NewME Inc., a venture capital…
Anne Sempowski Ward
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: January 2,1972, Detroit, Michigan, USA;
Position: CEO & Board Director;
Company: CURiO Brands;
Industry: Consumer Goods;
Country: United…
Arlan Hamilton
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: October 30, 1980;
Occupation: Businesswoman;
Position: Founder, Managing Partner;
Company: Backstage Capital;
Industry: Venture Capital; …
Aylwin Lewis
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: May 28, 1954, Houston, TX.;
Position: Former CEO and President;
Company: Potbelly Sandwich Works;
Industry: Food Services;
Country: United…
Babawande Afolabi
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: Ile-Ife, Osun, Nigeria;
Occupation: Businessperson;
Position: founder & CEO;
Company: Green Africa Airways Ltd;
Industry:…
Bea Arthur
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Psychotherapist, Businesswoman;
Position: Founder, CEO;
Company: The Difference;
Industry: Mental Health Care;
Residence: United…
Bernard J. Tyson
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: January 20, 1959, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States,
Died: November 10, 2019,
Position: former Chairman, CEO,
Company:…
Billy Vickers
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: President, CEO;
Company: Modular Assembly Innovations LLC, Great Lakes Assemblies;
Industry: Automotive…
Bongani Nqwababa
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn 1966, South African;
Position: Executive Director, Joint President and CEO;
Company: Sasol Limited;
Industry: Oil and gas, Chemical; …