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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Earvin Magic Johnson
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: August 14, 1959. Lansing, Michigan;
Occupation: Businessman;
Company: Magic Johnson Enterprises;
Industry: Services;
Position: Chairman,…
Ethiopia Habtemariam
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comEthiopia Habtemariam is the former Chairman and CEO of Motown Records (March 2021 - December 2022).
She was previously Executive VP, Head of Urban…
Frank Clyburn
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: CEO, member of the Board;
Company: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.;
Industry: Specialty Chemicals; …
Frank M. Clark
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: c. 1946
Occupation: businessman, lawyer;
Position: Chairman and CEO (retired);
Company: Commonwealth Edison;
Industry: Utilities; …
Franklin Delano Raines
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: January 14, 1949, Seattle, Washington
Company: Revolution LLC
Position: Director
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Franklin Leonard
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: film and television producer, businessman;
Position: Founder & CEO;
Company: The Black List, LLC;
Industry: Media;
Residence:…
Freddie Figgers
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: September 26, 1989;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Founder, CEO;
Company: Figgers Communications;
Industry: Communication Services; …
Funke Opeke
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: c. 1961, Ibadan, Oyo state;
Occupation: Businesswoman;
Position: founder and CEO;
Company: MainOne;
Industry: Internet Infrastructure; …
G. Scott Uzzell
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: President & CEO, Converse, Inc.;
Company: NIKE;
Industry: Apparel, Accessories, Sports equipment; …
Grace Vandecruze
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businesswoman;
Position: Founder, Managing Director;
Company: Grace Global Capital, LLC.;
Industry: Insurance, Financial Services; …
Graham Wong
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businessman;
Position: Founder & CEO;
Company: LAUFT;
Industry: Consumer Services;
Residence: Canada;
Nationality: Canadian;
Guy Primus
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: July 1969, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Position: co-founder and CEO;
Company: The Virtual Reality Company;
Industry: Entertainment
Country:…
Ham Serunjogi
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comHam Serunjogi is the CO-Founder and CEO of Chipper Cash, since 2018/08. Chipper Cash is a venture-capital-backed Financial technology company that…
Jamarlin Martin
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comJamarlin Martin is the founder and CEO of Nubai Ventures, a diversified digital media and e-commerce platform. He is also the founder of The Moguldom…
James R. Nowlin
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: Virginia;
Occupation: Businessman, Author Lawyer;
Position: CEO, Managing Partner;
Company: Excel Global Partners;
Industry: Management…
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: September 1, 1952, in Tarboro, North Carolina;
Occupation: Businesswoman;
Position: Founder, CEO;
Company: ACT-1 Group;
Founded: 1978 …
Jasmine Crowe
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation:Businesswoman;
Position: Founder & CEO;
Company: GoodrCo;
Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain;
Residence: United States; …
Jasmine Shells
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comJasmine Shells is the CEO and Co-Founder of Five to Nine, LLC, a provider of an enterprise software as a service platform that helps companies manage…
Jen Nwankwo
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comOccupation: Businesswoman;
Position: Founder & CEO;
Company: 1910 Genetics Inc.;
Industry: Biotechnology;
Residence: United States; …
Jide J. Zeitlin
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfile.comBorn: c. 1964, Ibadan, Nigeria;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: former Chairman, CEO;
Company: Tapestry, Inc. ;
Industry: Apparel,…