2017 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by LP Green, II
2017 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

A Directory of Corporate Board Excellence

We are proud and honored to present Savoy’s 2017 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. Within this directory, you will find a prestigious listing of leaders active on the boards of the world’s leading corporations.


J. Phillip HollomanPresident & Chief Operation OfficerCintas CorporationBoards: Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Michele J. HooperPresident & Chief Executive Officer The Directors’ CouncilBoards: PPG Industries, Inc., UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Jewell D. HooverPresident & Principal Hoover and Associates, LLCBoards: Fifth Third Bancorp
Freeman A. HrabowskiPresident University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)Boards: McCormick & Company, Inc., T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Lawrence V. Jackson
Lawrence V. JacksonSenior AdvisorNew Mountain CapitalBoards: Assurant, Inc., Snyder's - Lance, Inc.
Shirley Ann JacksonPresident Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBoards: FedEx Corporation, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Medtronic, Inc., Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (PSEG)
Donna A. JamesManaging Director Lardon & AssociatesBoards: Boston Scientific Corporation, L Brands, Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Juanita T. JamesFormer Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Pitney Bowes Inc.Boards: Asbury Automotive Group
Kay Coles JamesPresident & Founder The Gloucester InstituteBoards: Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc., Magellan Health, Inc., The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Wilbert W. James, Jr.
Wilbert W. (Wil) James, Jr.President Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.ToyotaBoards: Atkore International, Central Bank and Trust
Arthur E. JohnsonRetired Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development Lockheed Martin CorporationBoards: Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Eaton Corporation
Calvin B. JohnsonPresidentASHLIN Management GroupBoards: Highmark, Inc.