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.
 | Roderick R. Paige | Former U.S. Secretary of Education | United States | Boards: Universal Technical Institute, Inc. |
 | Richelle Parham | Operating Partner | Camden Partners | Boards: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Scripps Network Interactive |
 | Ulice Payne | President & Chief Executive Officer | Addison-Clifton, LLC | Boards: Foot Locker, Manpower, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., WEC Energy Group |
 | Egbert L. J. Perry | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | The Integral Group, LLC | Boards: Fannie Mae (Chairman) |
 | M. Lee Pelton | President | Emerson College | Boards: Portland General Electric |
 | Coleman H. Peterson | Retired Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Boards: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. |
 | Cecil B. Pickett | Retired President, Research & Development | Biogen Idec Inc. | Boards: Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
 | Debora A. Plunkett | Chief Executive Officer | Plunkett Associates LLC. | Boards: J.C. Penney Company, Inc. |
 | Myrtle Potter | Former President & Chief Operating Officer | Genentech, Inc. | Boards: Everyday Health, Inc., Insmed, Inc., Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Rite-Aid Corporation |
 | General Colin L. Powell | U.S. Army (Ret.) Former U.S. Secretary of State/Strategic Advisor | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Boards: Salesforce.com, Inc., Bloom Energy Corporation |
 | Paula A. Price | Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Ahold USA | Boards: Accenture, Dollar General Corporation, Western Digital Technologies, Inc. |
 | Tony Prophet | Chief Equality Officer | Salesforce | Boards: Gannett Company, Inc. |
