2020 MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK EXECUTIVES IN CORPORATE AMERICA

by Edward Cates

Inspiring Corporate Leadership

It is our honor to present Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. This listing showcases an elite representation of African-American men and women who have been recognized for their executive and business leadership in national and global-leading corporations.


Gregory A. AdamsChairman & Chief Executive OfficerKaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc.
Craig ArnoldChairman & Chief Executive OfficerEaton
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive OfficerPark Hotels & Resorts Inc.
Stephen BeardChief Operating Officer, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryAdtalem Global Education
Rosalind G. BrewerGroup President & Chief Operating OfficerStarbucks Corporation
Ursula M. BurnsChairman & Chief Executive OfficerVEON
Lloyd H. DeanChief Executive OfficerCommonSpirit Health
Arnold W. DonaldPresident & Chief Executive OfficerCarnival
Marvin R. EllisonPresident & Chief Executive OfficerLowe’s Companies, Inc.
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.President & Chief Executive OfficerTIAA-CREF
Kenneth C. FrazierChairman & Chief Executive OfficerMerck & Co., Inc.
Cain HayesPresident & Chief Executive OfficerGateway Health
Jo Ann C. JenkinsChief Executive OfficerAARP
Brenda J. LauderbackChairman, Board of DirectorsDenny’s, Inc.
Kevin E. LoftonChief Executive OfficerCommonSpirit Health
Dennis MaplePresident & Chief Executive OfficerGoddard Systems, Inc.
Jon PlattChairman & Chief Executive OfficerSony/ATV Music Publishing
Myrtle PotterChief Executive OfficerSumitovant Biopharma, Inc.
David Rawlinson IIChief Executive OfficerNielsen Global Connect
Victor SwintPresident & Chief Executive OfficerTecomet