Editor’s Note: The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating Black History Month by sharing the successes of Black business leaders who have made big impacts in the business world. Kenneth Chenault became only the third Black CEOs of a Fortune 500 company when he took the helm of American Express from 2001 to 2018. He was born in Mineola, New York in 1951 [...]
Editor’s Note: The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating Black History Month by sharing the successes of Black business leaders who have made big impacts in the business world. Rosalind Brewer is the current COO of Starbucks and a member of the Starbucks Board. "You can and should set your own limits and clearly articulate them," she said. "This takes courage, but it [...]
Editor’s Note: The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating Black History Month by sharing the successes of Black business leaders who have made big impacts in the business world. Robert F. Smith is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, which has offices in Austin, Texas, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Oakland, California. Smith is in charge of Vista [...]
Editor's Note: The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating Black History Month by sharing the successes of Black business leaders who have made big impacts in the business world. Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of the ActOne Group, an employment agency and consultancy firm. She is the first African-American woman to operate a company that brings in more than $1 [...]