2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Lead Mandates LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
Retired Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
RECOGNIZE
Serves on Board of Directors for: The American Express Company, ViacomCBS Inc.
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
United Rentals Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Global Payments Inc., Mason Industrial Technology, Inc., Waste Management, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Plunkett Associates LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: BlueVoyant, CACI International Inc, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Chief Executive Officer
Sumitovant Biopharma, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Liberty Mutual Holding Company
Chief Executive Officer, Pizza Hut Division
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Sherwin-Williams Company
Former U.S. Secretary of State/Strategic Advisor
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Serves on Board of Directors for: Bloom Energy Corporation, Salesforce.com, Inc.
Non-Executive Chairman
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Anterix, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corporation
Former Senior Vice President
The Capital Group
Serves on Board of Directors for: Vroom, Inc., Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Founder & President
PartsScription™
Serves on Board of Directors for: Paychex, Inc.
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Ahold USA
Serves on Board of Directors for: Accenture plc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Davita Inc., Western Digital Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
Retired Major General
U.S. Army
Serves on Board of Directors for: SpartanNash Company
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Albertsons Companies
Serves on Board of Directors for: Genuine Parts Company
Former Global Chief Information Officer
Deloitte
Serves on Board of Directors for: ServiceNow
Managing Director, General Manager - Capital Markets
Microsoft
Serves on Board of Directors for: Colony Capital/DigitalBridge
Chief Executive Officer
Qurate Retail Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Discover Financial Services, Qurate Retail Inc.
Chief People Officer
Slack
Serves on Board of Directors for: J. Crew Group, Inc., Vail Resorts, Inc.
Former President, Stanley Engineered Fastening
Stanley Black & Decker
Serves on Board of Directors for: Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., Leslie’s, Inc., R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
Former Chancellor
Winston Salem State University
Serves on Board of Directors for: Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Purdue University
Serves on Board of Directors for: Zoetis Inc.
Former Chief Medical Officer
AdventHealth
Serves on Board of Directors for: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Partner
Centerview Partners
Serves on Board of Directors for: Invitation Homes Inc., State Street Corporation