Black Directors Fortune 500 Companies

There were 278 black directors sitting on Fortune 500 company boards in 2008, 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.

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Born: 1935, Brooklyn, New York

Company: Earl G. Graves, Ltd.

Industry: Media

Position: CEO

Country: United States

Born: c. 1946

Company: Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd)

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Utilities

Country: United States

Born: c. 1950

Company: Aetna Inc.

Position: Chairman and CEO

Industry: Health Care

Country: United States