2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
LEAP Innovations
Serves on Board of Directors for: CME Group Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
F5 Networks
Serves on Board of Directors for: Capital One Financial Corporation, F5 Inc.
Former Chief Executive Officer
CommonSpirit Health
Serves on Board of Directors for: Gilead Sciences, Inc., Medtronic, plc, Rite Aid Corporation
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Global Financial Institutions
The Northern Trust Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Adtalem Global Education Inc., Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Global Blood Therapeutics
Serves on Board of Directors for: Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc., Royalty Pharma
Former Vice President of Operations Defense Sector
The Boeing Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Trex Company, Inc., AdvanSix Inc.
Senior Vice President & President, Customer Channels
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Serves on Board of Directors for: DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Crown Media Family Networks
Serves on Board of Directors for: The E.W. Scripps Company, J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
Former Commander, Air Force Material Command
U.S. Air Force
Serves on Board of Directors for: KBR, Inc.
Founder & CEO
Xylem Projects
Serves on Board of Directors for: Avalonbay Communities Inc.
Senior Vice President, Ethics & Enterprise Assurance
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Ameren Corporation, Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corporate Treasurer
Macy’s, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Anaplan, Inc.
Deputy Mayor
City of Detroit. MI
Serves on Board of Directors for: Lear Corporation
Founder/CEO
Manager Global Holdings LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Valvoline Inc.
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
IHS Holding Plc
Serves on Board of Directors for: Sallie Mae
Retired Chief Investment Officer
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Serves on Board of Directors for: Rocket Companies, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc.
Chairman & President
Ameren Illinois
Serves on Board of Directors for: Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Eaton
Serves on Board of Directors for: Republic Bank & Trust Company
Chief Executive Officer
Dallas Mavericks
Serves on Board of Directors for: BG Staffing Inc, Chime Financial Inc., JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
Managing Partner, Richmond, Virginia Office
McGuire Woods LLP
Serves on Board of Directors for: Fulton Financial Corporation
Corporate Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Baxter International, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Owens Corning, Ping Identity Corporation, STERIS plc, Unisys Corporation
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Ascension Healthcare
Serves on Board of Directors for: Encompass Health
Chairman & Founder
Econet Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Netflix, Inc, Unilever Plc
Chief Reputation Officer
Amway Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: AptarGroup, Inc., MillerKnoll