URSULA BURNS CHAIR & CEO, VEON FORMER CHAIR & CEO, XEROX CORP. In 2009, Burns became the first black woman to become CEO of a Fortune 500
ALEXIS HERMAN CHAIR, PRESIDENT & CEO, NEW VENTURES L.L.C. FORMER U.S. LABOR SECRETARY, CLINTON ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Labor Secretary during
DEBORAH WRIGHT FORMER CHAIR & CEO, CARVER BANCORP INC. As chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Carver Federal Savings Bank,
MAXINE WATERS CHAIR, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES U.S. CONGRESS Serving in the House of Representatives since 1990, Waters is the most
SYLVIA RHONE CHAIR & CEO, EPIC RECORDS Rhone is easily the most influential female executive in music business history. Her career has been
JOYCE ROCHÉ FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO, GIRLS INC. A brilliant brand-builder, Roché became the first African American female vice president at
JOANN PRICE CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, FAIRVIEW CAPITAL PARTNERS INC. For more than 40 years, Price has been at the forefront of securing
YVETTE LEE BOWSER CEO, SISTERLEE PRODUCTIONS INC. With the groundbreaking sitcom Living Single, Bowser became the first African American woman
DEBRA LEE FORMER CHAIR & CEO, BET NETWORKS With a trailblazing career spanning more than three decades, Lee is arguably one of the most
SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON PRESIDENT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE As president of the prestigious Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jackson is the