Black Global 500 CEO's - Black Entrepreneur & Executives Profiles

Black CEO's of Global 500 Companies

The Global 500 is Fortune magazines ranking of the worlds largest companies by revenue. All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency. Based on that list we are now tracking how many black executives are heading any of these companies. There are currently (2016) 5 black executive with the title of CEO, President or Chairman of a Global 500 company.

Updated July 24, 2016.

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Black Chairman, CEO's or Presidents of Global 500 Companies 2016

Name	Position	Company	Revenue (millions)	Rank
John W. Thompson	Chairman	Microsoft	$93,580	63
Kenneth C. Frazier	Chairman,CEO	Merck	$39,498	246
Kenneth I. Chenault	Chairman,CEO	American Express	$34,441	302
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.	CEO,President	TIAA	$35,181	291
Tidjane Thiam	CEO	Credit Suisse Group	$35,173	292

Global 500 Black CEO's

Kenneth C. Frazier
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Born: December 17, 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Executive Chairman;
Company: Merck & Co., Inc.; …
Kenneth I. Chenault
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Born: June 2, 1951, New York, New York;
Company: General Catalyst Partners;
Position: Chairman, managing director;
Industry: Venture capital; …
John W. Thompson
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Born: April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Position: Venture Partner;
Company: Lightspeed Venture Partners;
Industry: Technology, Financial…
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
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Born: October 28, 1951, Washington, D.C.;
Position: President and CEO (Former);
Company: TIAA-CREF;
Residence: United States;
Nationality:…
Tidjane Thiam
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Born: July 29, 1962, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Executive Chairman;
Company: Freedom Acquisition I…