Successful Black Women Entrepreneurs & Executives
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Aulana L. Peters
Company : Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Position : Partner
Industry : Legal Services
Country : United States
Beverly Mascoll
Born : 1942, Nova Scotia – 2001
Company : Mascoll Beauty Supply Ltd.
Position : Founder
Industry : Distributor, Wholesaler
Country : Canada
Binta Niambi Brown
Company : Gibson
Position : Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Industry : Legal Services
Country : United States
Adenike Ogunlesi
Company : Ruff ‘n’ Tumble
Position : Founder, CEO
Industry : Apparel
Country : Nigeria
Adriane M. Brown
Born : c. 1959
Company : Intellectual Ventures
Position : President & Chief Operating Officer
Industry : Venture Capital & Private Equity
Country : United States
Alicia L. Marshall
Company : RLJ Select Investments, LLC
Position : Chief Compliance Officer
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Amina Odidi
Company : IntelliPharmaCeutics
Position : President, CEO and Co-Chief Scientific Officer
Industry : Pharmaceutical
Country : Canada
Andrea L. Taylor
Company : Microsoft Corporation
Position : Director for North America Community Affairs
Industry : Computer Software
Country : United States
Angela Samuels
Company : Voluptuous Clothing
Position : Founder/CEO
Industry : Fashion, Retail
Country : Canada
Angelique C. Mamby Pannell
Company : The Children’s Aid Society
Position : General Counsel
Industry : Charitable Organizations
Country : United States
Bonita Stewart
Company : Google Inc.
Position : Managing Director of US Sales
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Carla A. Harris
Company : Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Position : Managing Director in the Institutional Advisory Group
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Debra Y. Turner
Company : TurnerPatterson, LLC
Position : Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder
Industry : Advertising & Marketing
Country : United States
Delores Lawrence
Company : NHI Nursing & Home Health Care Inc.
Position : CEO/President
Industry : Services
Country : Canada
Denise Gray
Company : General Motors
Position : Director Battery Systems Engineering
Industry : Automotive
Country : United States
Denise Jones
Company : Jones & Jones Productions Ltd.
Position : CEO
Industry : Services
Country : Canada
Desiree Rogers
Born : June 16, 1959, New Orleans, Louisiana
Company : Johnson Publishing Company
Position : CEO
Industry : Media, Publishing
Country : United States
Divine Ndhlukula
Company : Founder
Position : SECURICO Security Services
Industry : Security Services
Country : Zimbabwe
Dolly Mokgatle
Born : 1956
Company : Peotona Group Holdings Ltd.
Position : CEO
Industry : Investment Firm
Country : South Africa
Doreen Rigby
Company : State Street Corporation
Position : Executive Vice President, Global Operations
Industry : Financial Services,
Country : Canada
Ebonnie Rowe
Company : PhemPhat Entertainment Group
Position : President
Industry : Media
Country : Canada
Edith W. Cooper
Company : Goldman Sachs
Position : Global Head of Human Capital Management
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Elease E. Wright
Company : Aetna Inc.
Position : Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Industry : Health Care
Country : United States
Emma C. Chappell
Born : February 18, 1941
Company : United Bank of Philadelphia
Position : Founder
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Ernita Thomas
Company : The RLJ Companies
Position : Senior Vice President & Controller
Industry : Holding Companies
Country : United States
Ethiopia Habtemariam
Born : September 24, 1979
Company : Universal Music Group
Position : Executive VP, Head of Urban Music for UMPG and Senior VP of Motown Records
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Eunice Mosley Dudley
Company : Dudley Products, Inc.
Position : Co-Founder, CFO
Industry : Cosmetics
Country : United States
Feysan Jefferson Lodde
Company : MV Transportation, Inc.
Position : Founder and Director
Industry : Transportation Services
Country : United States
Folorunsho Alakija
Born : 1951, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupation : Entrepreneur
Company : Famfa Oil Limited
Position : Executive Vice Chairman
Industry : Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Apparel Manufacturing
Country : Nigerian
Gail Warrior Lawrence
Company : Warrior Group, Inc.
Position : President and CEO
Industry : Construction
Country : United States
Heather Hiles
Company : Pathbrite
Position : CEO,
Industry : Information Technology and Services
Country : United States
Iman Abdulmajid
Born : July 25, 1955, Mogadishu, Somalia
Company : Iman Cosmetics
Position : Founder and CEO
Industry : Personal Care Products
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Company : The Coca-Cola Company
Position : Senior Vice President, Global Community Connections, Chairperson, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Senior Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company
Industry : Beverages
Country : United States
Isabel dos Santos
Born : April 1, 1973 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Occupation : Business woman
Company :Unitel International Holdings BV, Santoro Holding
Position : Investor
Industry : Media, Telecommunications, Financial Services
Ivy Thomas McKinney
Company : Xerox Corporation
Position : Deputy General Counsel
Industry : Printing and Imaging Equipment
Country : United States
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Born : September 1, 1952, in Tarboro, North Carolina
Company : ACT 1 Group
Position : Chairman and CEO
Industry : Staffing & Outsourcing Services
Country : United States
Jill Bright
Company : CondA© Nast
Position : Chief Administrative Officer
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Joyce M. Roche
Company : Girls Incorporated
Position : President & CEO
Industry : Nonprofit
Country : United States
Karla L. Packer
Born : 1961
Company : IMS Health Incorporated
Position : Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Industry : Research Services
Country : United States
Kawanna Brown
Company : Magic Johnson Enterprises
Position : Chief Operating Officer
Industry : Restaurants & Cafes, Leisure
Country : United States
Kaye Foster-Cheek
Company : Johnson & Johnson
Position : Vice President, Human Resources, member of the Executive Committee
Industry : Health Care Products & Pharmaceuticals
Country : United States
Kimberly B. Davis
Company : JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Position : President
Industry : Philanthropy
Country : United States
Latondra Newton
Company : Toyota Motor North America, Inc.,
Position : Vice President of Strategic Planning & Research and Corporate Diversity,
Industry : Automotive & Transportation,
Country : United States
Lauren DeLisa Coleman
Company : Punch Media Group
Position : CEO & Founder
Industry : Media, Marketing
Country : United States
Linda G. Roach
Company : Oakcrest Capital Partners, LLC
Position : Partner
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Linda Gooden
Born : c. 1953
Company : Lockheed Martin Corporation
Position : EVP, President of Information Systems & Global Services
Industry : Aerospace & Defense,
Country : United States
Linda Johnson Rice
Born : Chicago, Illinois, March 22, 1958
Company : Johnson Publishing Co.
Position : CEO/President
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Lisa M. Lambert
Company : Intel Corporation
Position : Vice President, Managing Director
Industry : Venture Capital & Private Equity, Technology
Country : United States
Lisa Pickrum
Company : The RLJ Companies
Position : Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Industry : Financial Services, Real Estate, Leisure, Media
Country : United States
Lisa Price
Company : Carol’s Daughter
Position : Founder, President
Industry : Personal Care Products
Country : United States
Lydia M. Marshall
Company : Versura Inc.
Position : Founder
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Maggie Lena Walker
Company : St. Luke Penny Savings Bank/Consolidated Bank & Trust
Position : Founder
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Majora Carter
Born : October 27, 1966, South Bronx, NY
Company : Majora Carter Group
Position : President
Industry : Consulting Services
Country : United States
Mary A. Tidlund
Company : The Mary A. Tidlund Charitable Foundation
Position : Founder, President
Industry : Oil & Gas Exploration
Country : Canada
Mellody L. Hobson
Born : April 3, 1969, Chicago, Illinois
Company : Ariel Capital Management,
Position : President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC; Chairman, Ariel Mutual Funds Board of Trustees,
Industry : Financial Services,
Country : United States
Michele Coleman Mayes
Company : Allstate Insurance Company,
Position : Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Industry : Insurance
Country : United States
Michele J. Hooper
Company : The Directors’ Council
Position : Managing Partner
Industry : Business Services
Country : United States
Michelle Flowers Welch
Company : Founder & CEO
Position : Flowers Communication Group
Industry : Public Relations Services
Country : United States
Michelle Gadsden-Williams
Company : Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG
Position : Vice President and Global Head, Diversity and Inclusion
Industry : Pharmaceuticals, Health Care
Country : United States
Michelle Thornhill
Company : Wells Fargo & Company
Position : Senior Vice President, Diverse Segments, Enterprise Marketing;
Industry : Financial Services
Country : United States
Nadine Spencer
Born : December 17, 1967, Kingston, Jamaica,
Company : BrandEQ Group,
Position : Chief Marketing Officer,
Industry : Marketing and Advertising,
Country : Canada
Natalia Allen
Company : Design Futurist
Position : Founder
Industry : Design Consultant
Country : United States
Oprah Winfrey
Born : January 29, 1954
Company : Harpo Inc.,
Position : Chairman, CEO, and CCO, OWN; Chairman, Harpo
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Pamela Culpepper
Company : PepsiCo Inc.,
Position : President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Industry : Beverages
Country : United States
Pamela Rucker
Company : Philip Services Corporation (PSC)
Position : Vice President, Information Technology
Industry : Waste Management
Country : United States
Patricia M. Grayson
Company : The Children’s Aid Society
Position : Assistant Executive Director for Development
Industry : Charitable Organizations
Country : United States
Paula A. Sneed
Company : Kraft Foods, Inc
Position : Former Executive Vice President of Global Marketing Resources and Initiatives
Industry : Food Products
Country : United States
Paula Boggs
Born : c. 1960
Company : Starbucks Corporation,
Position : Executive Vice President, General Counsel and secretary,
Industry : Food Processing,
Country : United States
Paula Shepard
Company : PPG Industries Inc.
Position : Vice President, Silica Products
Industry : Chemicals
Country : United States
Rayonne Caesar-Chavannes
Company : ReSolve Research Solutions, Inc.
Position : Founder, Director, Sr. Research Consultant
Industry : Pharmaceutical
Country : Canada
Reatha Clark King
Born : Circa. 1938, Pavo, Georgia, United States
Company : General Mills Foundation
Position : Former Chairman, Board of Trustees
Industry : Foundation
Country : United States
Robin Wilson
Company : Robin Wilson Home
Position : CEO
Industry : Design Services
Country : United States
Rosalind G. Brewer
Born : c. 1962
Company : Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
Position : President and CEO, Sam’s Club
Industry : Retail,
Country :United States
Sanna Gaspard
Born : 981, St. Lucia, Caribbean
Company : TLneoCare, LLC.
Position : founder and CEO
Industry : Pharmaceuticals
Country : United States
Sarah Breedlove Walker (Madam C.J. Walker)
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Born : Dec. 23, 1867, near Delta, LA
Died : May 25, 1919
Company : Madam CJ Walker Manufacturing Company
Position : Founder
Industry : Cosmetics
Country : United States
Sheila Ewing
Company : Magic Johnson Enterprises
Position : Vice President of Finance and Operations
Industry : Restaurants & Cafes, Entertainment
Country : United States
Sheila Johnson
Company : Salamander Hospitality, LLC
Position : CEO
Industry : Hospitality
Country : United States
Sheila Marmon
Company : Founder & CEO
Position : Mirror Digital Inc.
Industry : Advertising
Country : United States
Shellye Archambeau
Company : Chief Executive Officer
Position : MetricStream
Industry : Technology, Computer Software
Country : United States
Susan Mashibe
Born : Kigoma,Tanzania
Company : TanJet
Position : Founder & Executive Director
Industry : Aviation & Aerospace,
Country : Tanzania
Suzanne F. Shank
Company : Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
Position : President and Chief Executive Officer (Partner)
Industry : Investment Banking
Country : United States
Sylvia Rhone
Born : March 11, 1952, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Company : Chairman & CEO,
Position : Vested in Culture (VIC),
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Tabatha Turman
Company : Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions (IFAS)
Position : Founder, President and CEO
Industry : Professional Services
Country : United States
Tekedra N. Mawakana
Company : Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, Global Public Policy
Position : Yahoo! Inc.
Industry : Internet, Media,
Country : United States
Thandi Orleyn
Company : Peotona Group Holdings Ltd.
Position : Co-Founder
Industry : Investment Firm
Country : South Africa
Tiane Mitchell Gordon
Company : AOL
Position : Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
Industry : Internet Search & Content Distribution
Country : United States
Tina Wells
Company : Founder & CEO
Position : Buzz Marketing Group
Industry : Professional Service
Country : United States
Tracey Edmonds
Born : February 18, 1967, Los Angeles, California
Company : Edmonds Entertainment Group, Inc./Our Stories Films
Position : President, CEO, COO
Industry : Media
Country : United States
Traci Otey Blunt
Company : The RLJ Companies
Position : Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Industry : Holding Companies
Country : United States
Trilby Barnes
Company : Medi-Lend Nursing Services
Position : Founder/CEO
Industry : Healthcare
Country : United States
Tyra Banks
Born : December 4, 1973
Company : Bankable Enterprises
Position : President & Chief Creative Officer
Industry : Film and Television Production
Ursula M. Burns
Born : New York, September 20, 1958
Company : Xerox Corporation
Position : Chairman and CEO
Industry : Printing and Imaging Equipment
Country : United States
Valerie Daniels-Carter
Company : V & J Foods, Inc.
Position : President, CEO
Industry : Restaurants & Cafes
Country : United States
Vashtie Kola
Born : April 23, 1981, Albany, New York
Company : VIOLETTE, “1992” and “Open”
Position : Artist, Director, Designer, Party Promoter
Industry : Apparel, Media
Country : United States
Vikki L. Pryor
Company : The American Red Cross in Greater New York
Position : CEO
Industry : Charitable Organization
Country : United States
Wanda Denson-Low
Born : c. 1958
Company : The Boeing Company
Position : Senior VP of the Office of Internal Governance (OIG)
Industry : Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Country : United States
Yvonne M. Curl
Company : Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Health South Corporation
Position : Director
Industry : Insurance, Healthcare Services
Country : United Stated
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