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.


Eddie N. Moore, Jr. - Savoy Magazine
Eddie N. Moore, Jr.President & Chief Executive OfficerNorfolk State UniversityBoards: Owens and Minor Corporation, Universal Corporation, Inc.
Laurence C. Morse
Laurence C. MorseManaging PartnerFairview Capital PartnersBoards: Webster Financial Corporation
David L. Motley
David L. MotleyManaging PartnerBlueTree Venture FundBoards: F.N.B. Corporation, First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Eric D. Mullins
Eric D. MullinsManaging Director & Co-Chief Executive OfficerLime Rock ResourcesBoards: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, PG&E Corporation
Eddie R. MunsonFormer Interim Chief Financial OfficerBearingpoint, Inc.Boards: Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
Martin H. NesbittCo-Chief Executive OfficerVistria Group, LLCBoards: American Airlines Group, Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation
General Lloyd W. NewtonU.S. Air Force (Ret.) Former CommanderU.S. Air ForceBoards: L-3 Technologies, Torchmark Corporation
Lionel L. NowellRetired Senior Vice President & TreasurerPepsiCoBoards: American Electric Power, Bank of America Corporation, British American Tobacco, p.l.c., Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Adebayo O. OgunlesiChairman & Managing PartnerGlobal Infrastructure PartnersBoards: Callaway Golf Company, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Kosmos Energy Ltd
Clarence OtisFormer Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerDarden Restaurants, Inc.Boards: Verizon Communications, Inc., VF Corporation
David Owens
David OwensRetired Executive Vice PresidentEdison Electric Institute Boards: Xcel Energy
O’dell M. Owens, M.D.Medical DirectorCity of CincinattiBoards: U.S. Bancorp