2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

General Manager, Biobanks
DNAnexus, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
MINACT Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Vice President, eCommerce Global Components
Arrow Electronics
Serves on Board of Directors for: Carlisle Companies Inc.
Vice President & Executive Director
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
Serves on Board of Directors for: The MITRE Corporation
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
TD Bank USA
Serves on Board of Directors for: Comerica Inc.
President
Cambium LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: CIBC, Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Communications & Business Development
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Serves on Board of Directors for: Republic Services Inc.
Founder, Chair & Chief Executive Officer
Pine Grove Holdings, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Baker Hughes Company, BorgWarner Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, EnerSys Corporation
Executive Vice President & President, International Licensed Markets
Starbucks Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: McCormick & Company
Former Executive Vice President & Global Head, Human Capital Management
Goldman Sachs
Serves on Board of Directors for: Amazon.com, Inc., EQT, PepsiCo, Inc.
Executive Director
Atlanta Committee for Progress
Serves on Board of Directors for: Veritiv Corporation
Former Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Founder
Granite Broadcasting
Serves on Board of Directors for: American International Group, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.
Former Global Chief Marketing Officer, Still Beverages
The Coca-Cola Company
Serves on Board of Directors for: Huntington Bancshares Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Cox Financial Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., Western & Southern Financial Group
Chief Information Officer
Cox Enterprises
Serves on Board of Directors for: Genuine Parts Company
President & Chief Executive Officer
XCEO, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Chemours Company
Executive in Residence & Senior Advisor to the Dean
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Serves on Board of Directors for: Allstate Insurance Company, LifePoint Health, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Segment
Cardinal Health
Serves on Board of Directors for: The Hershey Company
Former Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
McDonald’s Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Advocate Aurora Healthcare, Thrivent, Wingstop Inc.
Managing Principal
Hudson Strategic Advisers, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Fulton Financial Corporation, QOMPLX, Unitil Corporation, Vistra Corporation
Executive Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer
Salesforce
Serves on Board of Directors for: Franklin Covey Co.
Founder & Chairman
Cummings Investment Holdings, Ltd.
Serves on Board of Directors for: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Former Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Avaya, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Encompass Health Corporation
Centennial Professor of Aeronautics & Mechanical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Serves on Board of Directors for: Nvidia Corporation