2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors

by Edward Cates
2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors


 

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
ALEX.fyi
Serves on Board of Directors for: Genworth Financial, Inc.
Former Executive Vice President
ABC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Gap Inc., Pinterest, Inc.
Corporate Partner
Paul Hastings LLP
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cable One, Inc., NortonLifeLock Inc.
Chief People Officer
Tory Burch
Serves on Board of Directors for: Unity Software Inc.
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs & Chief Communication Officer
Johnson & Johnson
Serves on Board of Directors for: Wayfair Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Phelps Prescott Group, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Berry Global Group, Charles Schwab Corporation
Former Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
Serves on Board of Directors for: Independence Realty Trust, Ocwen Financial Corporation
Retired Four-Star General
U.S. Air Force
Serves on Board of Directors for: Haynes International, Inc., Triumph Group, Inc., Whirlpool Corporation
President, League Operations
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Serves on Board of Directors for: Aon plc
Managing Partner
PS27 Ventures
Serves on Board of Directors for: Cannae Holdings, Inc., Fidelity National Information Services, UGI Corporation
Former Executive Vice President
DBI, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., CIT Group, Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Serves on Board of Directors for: Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Former Chief Technology Officer, Corporate Strategy
IBM
Serves on Board of Directors for: Clean Harbors, Inc., Diebold Nixdorf Inc., Webster Financial Corporation
Former Executive Vice President & President, Business Services
Altice USA
Serves on Board of Directors for: Crown Castle International Corporation
Chairman & Co-Founder
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT)
Serves on Board of Directors for: Centene Corporation
Vice President, Global Partnerships
Google
Serves on Board of Directors for: Decker Outdoor Corporation, PagerDuty, Inc., Pluralsight, Inc.
Managing Partner/Founder
Bottom Line Advisory, LLC
Serves on Board of Directors for: Kontoor Brands, Otis Worldwide Corporation
Dean Emeritus
Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Serves on Board of Directors for: Aflac, Inc., Flowers Foods, Inc.
Former Chairman, President & CEO, GE Asset Management
GE
Serves on Board of Directors for: Deere & Co., Ryder Systems, Inc., Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Target Corporation
President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Aviation Services & Chairman, GE Power Portfolio
GE
Serves on Board of Directors for: United Parcel Service (UPS)
Group Vice President, Social Innovation
Toyota Motor North America
Serves on Board of Directors for: Renasant Corporation
Founding Dean & Former President
Morehouse School of Medicine
Serves on Board of Directors for: BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Emergent BioSolutions Inc., Henry Schein, Inc., United Therapeutics Corporation
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Serves on Board of Directors for: Eastman Chemical Company, Southern Company Gas
Chief People Officer
Fastly
Serves on Board of Directors for: Morningstar, Inc., Ross Stores, Inc.