ROSALIND BREWER COO & GROUP PRESIDENT, STARBUCKS Brewer made her mark at the pinnacle of corporate America. She would eventually rise at
GALE V. KING EVP & CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, NATIONWIDE As executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Nationwide
AMSALE ABERRA FASHION DESIGNER & FOUNDER, THE AMSALE GROUP The late Ethiopian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur was the founder,
CARLA HARRIS VICE CHARE, GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT MORGAN STANLEY As vice chairman, Global Wealth Management for Morgan Stanley, Harris has played
SHONDA RHIMES CEO, SHONDALAND INC. Rhimes is the first African American woman to create and executive produce a Top 10 network series—the medical
LISA PRICE FOUNDER, CAROL’S DAUGHTER Price built Carol’s Daughter from her Brooklyn kitchen, from a side-hustle into one of the most enduring
MYRTLE POTTER CEO, SUMITOVANT BIOPhARMA INC. FORMER EVP & COO, GENENTECH Potter is a biopharma veteran whose leadership of some of America’s
SHEILA JOHNSON CHAIR & CEO, SALAMANDER HOTELS & RESORTS “There are a lot of male egos out there that cannot deal with highly successful
JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD CHAIR & CEO, THE ACT-1 GROUP Launched in 1978 with a $1,500 family loan and a small office in Beverly Hills, Act-1 has
MELLODY HOBSON PRESIDENT & CO-CEO, ARIEL INVESTMENTS L.L.C. As president and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the nation’s largest black asset