2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

Former Corporate Vice President & President, Technology Services
Northrop Grumman
Serves on Board of Directors for: Norfolk Southern Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer
Diversified Search
Serves on Board of Directors for: Northwestern Mutual
Former Senior Executive & Chief Information Officer GE Healthcare
GE
Serves on Board of Directors for: AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Barnes Group Inc., Masonite International Corporation
Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer
CastleOak Securities
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc.
Dean, Mays Business School
Texas A & M University
Serves on Board of Directors for: Insperity, Inc., Invesco Funds
Former Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller
Mondelēz International, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Fossil Group, Inc., TrueBlue, Inc., United Rentals, Inc.
Founding Member/ Attorney at Law
Harris Jones & Malone LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Diversified Healthcare Trust, Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, TravelCenters of America LLC
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
M&T Bank Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: ACV Auctions, Inc., M&T Bank Corporation
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Basis Investment Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Crown Castle International Corporation, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
President/CEO & Owner
CityLink Investment Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Biogen Inc., Capital Group, Sempra Energy
Former President & Chief Operating Officer
DURA Automotive Systems
Serves on Board of Directors for: Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd., Oshkosh Corporation, TPI Composites, Inc., Trinity Industries, Inc.
Former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Chevron
Serves on Board of Directors for: PROS Holdings, Inc.
Founding Partner
Avid Partners LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: First Republic Bank
Founding Partner
The KGR Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Thor Industries, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
KDG Construction Consulting
Serves on Board of Directors for: Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Healthpeak Properties, Prologis
Former United States Ambassador
European Union
Serves on Board of Directors for: AT&T Inc., The Ford Motor Company, MetLife Inc.
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry
Serves on Board of Directors for: Old Republic International Corporation
Executive Vice President & President, Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living
Serves on Board of Directors for: Accolade, Inc.
Founder & President
Institute for Responsible Citizenship
Serves on Board of Directors for: UB Bancorp
Chief Economist
LinkedIn Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Alliance Data Systems Corporation, Fannie Mae
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Nationwide
Serves on Board of Directors for: AutoZone, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer
Verizon
Serves on Board of Directors for: Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Operating Executive
The Carlyle Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Adtalem Global Education Inc., Aflac, Inc., Jacobs, NCR, Inc.