2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

Retired Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Medtronic
Serves on Board of Directors for: Centene Corporation, Keycorp
President & Chief Executive Officer
Wind River
Serves on Board of Directors for: Align Technology, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
Tyco International, LTD
Serves on Board of Directors for: FMC Corporation, TE Connectivity Ltd
Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Surface Protection Industries
Serves on Board of Directors for: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Qurate Retail Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Laboratory Corp. of America Holding
Former Chief Executive Officer
Stride, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: K12, Inc. (Stride, Inc.), RLJ Lodging Trust, Unisys Corporation
Executive Vice President & President of Banking
Flagstar Bank
Serves on Board of Directors for: Lincoln Financial Group
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Bob Evans Farms, Inc
Serves on Board of Directors for: Albertsons Companies, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corporation, PPG Industries, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Citizens Bancshares Corporation and Citizens Trust Bank
Serves on Board of Directors for: Primerica, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
CommonSpirit Health
Serves on Board of Directors for: McDonald’s Corporation
Former President
Mills College
Serves on Board of Directors for: CVS Health Corporation
Former Executive Vice President & President of Merck Manufacturing Division
Merck & Co. Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: CDK Global, Inc., Dentsply Sirona, G1 Therapeutics, Inc., Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
Retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
WGL Holdings, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, New Jersey Resources Corporation
Venture Partner
Sway Ventures
Serves on Board of Directors for: Costco Wholesale Corporation, Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
Office Depot
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cars.com Inc., Under Armour, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel
PPG Industries, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dinkins Financial
Serves on Board of Directors for: Community Health Systems Inc., Crane Co., The Shyft Group, Inc.
Founder
The RD Factor, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Anthem Inc., Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Okta, Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Carnival Corporation & plc
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bank of America Corporation, Carnival Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Serves on Board of Directors for: Nike, Inc., TIAA
Managing Partner
GenNx360
Serves on Board of Directors for: Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., United Natural Foods
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Network Solutions, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Duke Energy Corporation, Johnson Controls International
Retired Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
DCP Midstream LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Delta Air Lines, Inc., Emerson Electric Co.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Amcor plc
Serves on Board of Directors for: American Family Insurance, Cardinal Health, Inc., Union Pacific Corporation