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.
Robert L. Ryan
Born: c. 1943
Company: General Mills, Citigroup, Hewlett-Packard Company, Stanley Black & Decker
Position: Director Industry: Computer Hardware, Computer Services, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Industrial...
Rodney O'Neal
Born: c. 1954
Company: Delphi Corporation
Position: Chief Executive Officer and President
Industry: Automotive
Country: United States
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Born: October 28, 1951, Washington, D.C.
Company: TIAA-CREF
Position: President and CEO
Industry: Insurance
Country: United States
Ronald A. Williams
Born: c. 1950
Company: RW2 Enterprises
Position: Chairman and CEO
Industry: Health Care
Country: United States
Roy S. Roberts
Born: ca. 1939 in Magnolia, AR
Company: Reliant Equity Investors
Position: Managing Director
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Ursula M. Burns
Born: New York, New York, September 20, 1958
Company: Xerox Corporation
Position: Chairman and CEO
Industry: Printing and Imaging Equipment
Country: United States
Vernon E. Jordan
Born: August 15, 1935
Company: Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
Position: Senior Managing Director
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
William Curt Hunter
Born: c. 1948
Company: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Position: Senior Vice President and Director of Research
Industry: Finance
Country: United States
Yvonne M. Curl
Company: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Health South Corporation
Position: Director
Industry: Insurance, Healthcare Services
Country: United Stated
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