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.


John ThompsonFormer Senior Vice President & General Manager of BestBuy.comBest Buy, Inc.Boards: Norfolk Southern Corporation
John W. ThompsonFormer Chief Executive OfficerSymantecBoards: Illumina, Inc., Microsoft Corporation (Chairman)
Ronald L. ThompsonRetired Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerMidwest Stamping and Manufacturing CompanyBoards: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) (Chairman)
Warren M. ThompsonPresident & ChairmanThompson Hospitality CorporationBoards: Compass Group USA, Inc., Federal Realty Investment Trust
Jerry Sue ThorntonChief Executive OfficerDream Catcher Educational ConsultingBoards: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., FirstEnergy Corporation, RPM International, Inc.
Isaiah TidwellRetired Executive Vice President & Director of Wealth ManagementWachovia BankBoards: Lincoln Financial Group, Synder’s-Lance, Inc.
Michael A. TodmanRetired Vice ChairmanWhirlpool CorporationBoards:Brown-Forman Corporation, Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., Prudential Financial, Inc.
Hansel E. TookesRetired PresidentRaytheon InternationalBoards: Corning, Inc., Harris Corporation, NextEra Energy, Inc., Ryder System, Inc.
Tracey T. TravisExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial OfficerThe Estee Lauder CompaniesBoards: The Campbell Soup Company
Charles A. TribbettPartnerRussell Reynolds AssociatesBoards: The Northern Trust Company
Lloyd G. TrotterFounder & Managing PartnerGenNx360 Capital PartnersBoards: Meritor, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., Textron, Inc
Reginald M. Turner, Jr.
Reginald M. Turner, Jr.PartnerClark HillBoards: Comerica, Inc., Masco Corporation