Black Directors Fortune 500 Companies

In 1971, Mr. Leon Howard Sullivan joined the General Motors Board of Directors and became the first black American on the board of a major corporation. He went on to serve on General Motors' board for over 20 years.

In 2008, there were 278 black directors sitting on Fortune 500 company boards, an increase from 255 in 2004. However, they collectively held fewer board seats 413 compared with 449 in 2004, according to a report by the Executive Leadership Council, a group that works to develop black leadership in the US. 

 

Undated August 12, 2013. Please note, this section of the site is incomplete.

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.

Position: Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Founding Dean, Director and President Emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine

Industry: Medicine

Country: United States

Lydia M. Marshall

Company: Versura Inc.

Position: Founder

Industry: Financial Services

Country: United Stated

Mellody L. Hobson

Born: April 3, 1969, Chicago, Illinois,

Company: Ariel Capital Management,

Position: President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC; Chairman, Ariel Mutual Funds Board of Trustees,

Industry: Financial Services,

Country: United...

Michele J. Hooper

Company: The Directors' Council

Position: Managing Partner

Industry: Business Services

Country: United States

Paula A. Sneed

Company: Kraft Foods, Inc.

Position: Former Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Resources and Initiatives

Industry: Food Products

Country: United States

Quincy L Allen

Born: Quonset Point, R.I., March 28, 1960

Company: Vertis Communications

Position: CEO

Industry: Advertising & Marketing

Country: United States

Ralph M. Paige

Company: Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund (Federation/LAF)

Position: Executive Director

Industry: Argiculture

Country: United Stated

Reatha Clark King

Born: Circa. 1938, Pavo, Georgia, United States

Company: General Mills Foundation

Position: Former Chairman, Board of Trustees

Industry: Foundation

Country: United States

Reuben V. Anderson

Company: Phelps Dunbar, LLP

Position: Senior Partner

Industry: Legal Services

Country: United States

Richard Dean Parson

Born: April 4, 1948, Brooklyn, NY.,

Company: Los Angeles Clippers,

Position: interim CEO,

Industry: Entertainment

Country: United States

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