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Top Executives To Reset Agenda For Black Advancement In Corporate America At BE Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit June 23

Chris AtwellJune 19, 2021June 19, 2021

by Chris AtwellJune 19, 2021June 19, 2021744

Virtual event will focus on making real change by taking values and goals on mission statements and putting them into action...

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion

BLACK ENTERPRISE Launches Economic Equity & Racial Justice Town Hall Series June 10 With “One Year After George Floyd”

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 9, 2021June 9, 20211329

Inaugural event explores whether corporate America is delivering on multibillion-dollar pledges to end systemic racism and invest in economic equity...

Career Leadership Women

Crystal E. Ashby Named The Executive Leadership Council’s Interim President and CEO

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 20202158

The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) announced that it has chosen Crystal E. Ashby to serve as The ELC's interim president and chief executive officer...

Career Leadership

There are Only 4 Black CEOs at Fortune 500 Companies. Here’s How the ELC is Changing That

Derek T. DingleOctober 16, 2019October 16, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 16, 2019October 16, 201911297

“There are qualified and overqualified black managers who can fill these positions,” says Otha T. “Skip” Spriggs, president of the ELC. “This is not a...

Career Leadership Women

Tonie Leatherberry Is the New Chair of the Executive Leadership Council

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 14, 2019February 15, 2019

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 14, 2019February 15, 20194308

Tonie Leatherberry, who is a principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and president of the Deloitte Foundation, has been named the new chair of the...

Education Leadership

The Executive Leadership Council 2018 National Business Case Competition

Robin White GoodeApril 17, 2018April 18, 2018

by Robin White GoodeApril 17, 2018April 18, 2018486

The Executive Leadership Council, the pre-eminent organization committed to increasing black executive leadership worldwide, held its annual National Business Case Competition, sponsored by Exxon Mobil...

Career

Will African American Executives Realize Gains from CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion?

Derek T. DingleNovember 20, 2017December 2, 2017

by Derek T. DingleNovember 20, 2017December 2, 2017940

Among the 330 signatories of the CEO Action pledge to cultivate corporate environments that embrace employee discussions on D&I and race, they joined......

Career Leadership

ELC to Black Corporate Leaders: Use Your Power to Impact Change

Derek T. DingleOctober 30, 2017July 26, 2018

by Derek T. DingleOctober 30, 2017July 26, 20183381

Carla Harris, another former ELC Board Chair who was presented her award by iconic AMEX CEO Chenault, offered another piece of advice in her remarks...

News

The Executive Leadership Council Names Orlando Ashford Chair

Safon FloydJanuary 23, 2017September 23, 2017

by Safon FloydJanuary 23, 2017September 23, 2017423

President of Holland America Line in Seattle, Washington has been elected chair of The Executive Leadership Council, find out why....

BE Lists Career Entrepreneurship

The 2016 50 Best Companies for Diversity

Kali WilderNovember 9, 2016November 18, 2017

by Kali WilderNovember 9, 2016November 18, 2017927

These 50 companies recognize the value of the link between diversity and engagement, which is driven by corporate leadership at the highest level....