Black CEO's of Global 500 Companies
The Global 500 is Fortune magazines ranking of the worlds largest companies by revenue. All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency. Based on that list we are now tracking how many black executives are heading any of these companies. There are currently (2023) 5 black executive with the title of CEO, President or Chairman of a Global 500 company.
Updated October 2, 2023.
Black Chairman, CEO's or Presidents of Global 500 Companies 2016
| Name | Position | Company | Revenue (millions) | Rank |
| John W. Thompson | Chairman | Microsoft | $93,580 | 63 |
| Kenneth C. Frazier | Chairman,CEO | Merck | $39,498 | 246 |
| Kenneth I. Chenault | Chairman,CEO | American Express | $34,441 | 302 |
| Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. | CEO,President | TIAA | $35,181 | 291 |
| Tidjane Thiam | CEO | Credit Suisse Group | $35,173 | 292 |
Global 500 Black CEO's
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Kenneth C. Frazier
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comBorn: December 17, 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Executive Chairman;
Company: Merck & Co., Inc.; …
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Kenneth I. Chenault
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comBorn: June 2, 1951, New York, New York;
Company: General Catalyst Partners;
Position: Chairman, managing director;
Industry: Venture capital; …
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John W. Thompson
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comBorn: April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Position: Venture Partner;
Company: Lightspeed Venture Partners;
Industry: Technology, Financial…
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Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRoger W. Ferguson, Jr., is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF, provider of retirement services in the academic, research,…
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Tidjane Thiam
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comBorn: July 29, 1962, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire;
Occupation: Businessman;
Position: Executive Chairman;
Company: Freedom Acquisition I…
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