Category: Black Heritage

HEADQUARTERS: Battle Creek, Michigan WEBSITE: www.kelloggcompany.com BUSINESS: Food, snacks and beverage REVENUES: $13.2 billion EMPLOYEES: 31,000 TITLE: Vice President of Sales EDUCATION: BBA, Wichita State University WHAT I’M READING: It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz INTERESTS: Family, sports activities, volunteering How has the civil rights movement affected… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Davidson, North Carolina WEBSITE: www.ingersollrand.com BUSINESS: Diversified industrials REVENUES: $14 billion EMPLOYEES: 48,000 TITLE: Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology, Industrial Technologies EDUCATION: BS, University Polytechnique in West Africa; MS, Politecnico di Milano; MS, Renssalear Polytechnic Institute; MBA, Rennssalear Polytechnic Institute; Certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology WHAT I’M READING: The 5 Levels of Leadership,… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Melbourne, Florida WEBSITE: www.harris.com BUSINESS: International communications and information technology REVENUES: $5.5 billion EMPLOYEES: 15,000 TITLE: Vice President, Human Resources, RF Communications Division EDUCATION: MBA, University of Rochester WHAT I’M READING: How Will You Measure Your Life?, by Clayton M. Christiansen INTERESTS: Singing, reading, community service, hanging with my family Are there any organizations… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: 35 offices worldwide WEBSITE: www.gtlaw.com BUSINESS: Law firm REVENUES: $1.243 billion EMPLOYEES: 1,699 TITLE: Managing Shareholder, Atlanta Office, National Coordinator for Local Branding and Development, and Chair of the Atlanta Litigation Practice EDUCATION: AB, Harvard University; JD, Northwestern University School of Law WHAT I’M READING: Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: New York City WEBSITE: www.girlsinc.org BUSINESS: Nonprofit REVENUES: $8.8 million EMPLOYEES: 44 TITLE: Director of Research EDUCATION: BS, Murray State University; MA, University of Memphis; PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia WHAT I’M READING: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho INTERESTS: Overseas travel and trying new cuisines What lessons have you learned from business relationships? I’ve learned… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Newark, New Jersey WEBSITE: www.gibbonslaw.com BUSINESS: Law firm REVENUES: $111 million EMPLOYEES: 395 TITLE: Director, Business & Commercial Litigation Department EDUCATION: BA, Old Dominion University; JD, Seton Hall University WHAT I’M READING: Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition, by John Ivy and Robert Portman INTERESTS: Girls’ softball; My daughter travels all over the… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WEBSITE: www.highmark.com BUSINESS: Health insurance REVENUES: $14.8 billion EMPLOYEES: 20,000 TITLE: Director, Community Programs and Employee Volunteerism EDUCATION: BS, Eastern University; MS, Waynesburg University WHAT I’M READING: On Becoming Fearless…in Love, Work and Life, by Arianna Huffington INTERESTS: Reading, traveling, spending time with family, and most importantly writing my first book What… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Atlanta, Georgia WEBSITE: www.fordharrison.com BUSINESS: Law firm REVENUES: $72 million EMPLOYEES: 330 TITLE: Diversity & Inclusion Partner EDUCATION: JD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill WHAT I’M READING: Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail, by Paul Stutzman INTERESTS: Sewing, working out, reading Are there any organizations that you or your family… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: Washington, D.C. WEBSITE: www.faa.gov BUSINESS: Federal government agency REVENUES: $15.9 billion EMPLOYEES: 47,000 TITLE: Assistant Administrator for Civil Rights EDUCATION: BA, North Carolina State University; MS, The George Washington University; Professional certificate, Facility Management, George Mason University INTERESTS: Travelling, helping others, and listening to audio books Strong>What lessons have you learned from business relationships?… Read the full article

HEADQUARTERS: New York City WEBSITE: www.citigroup.com BUSINESS: