ANN FUDGE

FORMER CHAIR & CEO, YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS

Fudge has always broken new ground. In 1994, she became president of the Maxwell House division of Kraft General Foods, making her the first African American female executive to head a major corporate division. Six years later, she presided over Kraft’s $5 billion Beverages, Desserts and Post division. After her success at Kraft, she would achieve another milestone as chair and CEO of Young & Rubicam Inc., propelling her to become the first African American to head a major Madison Avenue firm. In addition to her corporate board service with Novartis, Northrop Grumman, and others, Fudge remains dedicated to filling the corporate pipeline with fresh talent through the Ann Fudge Scholarship, awarded to high-achieving black female HBCU undergraduates.

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