Black Enterprise Magazine - Fall 2019

In this issue

Power in the Boardroom – the B.E. Registry of Corporate Directors, our annual list of every African American on the board of directors of the S&P 500. Plus every company that has zero black representation of its board. Leadership lessons from former Aetna CEO Ron Williams. And Shaquille O’Neal, in his own words, on why he approached Papa John’s about getting on their board.

This Dell Exec Took A Leap, And Landed At SVP

NAJUMA ATKINSON HAS BUILT A 20-YEAR CAREER AT DELL TECHNOLOGIES Inc.

2 mins

This Young, Black Aerodynamics Engineer Is Rebooting Classics At General Motors

THE CHEVY BLAZER HAS GOTTEN A MAKEOVER IN 2019.

2 mins

How Fifth Third's Kala Gibson Drives Impactful Urban Entrepreneurship

As executive vice president and head of business Banking for Fifth Third Bank, Kala Gibson focuses on helping small businesses gain the resources necessary for them to continue to drive employment, innovation, and impact.

6 mins

Great Leaders Aren't Born, They're Made

Former Aetna CEO Ron Williams shares his decades of leadership lessons in his new book

6 mins

Power In The Boardroom

EXPANDING BLACK REPRESENTATION IN THE BOARDROOM AND THE C-SUITE REQUIRES ADVOCACY, STRATEGY, AND POSSIBLY, LEGISLATION. TO MEMBERS OF OUR B.E. REGISTRY OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS, HOWEVER, THE DETERMINING FACTOR COMES DOWN TO LEADERSHIP.

10+ mins

I Want to Be a Triple Threat

I always loved Papa John's. I was introduced to it in ’89 in Baton Rouge Louisiana when I didn’t have a lot of money but I had enough money for a big ol’ Shaqaroni pizza—sausage, pepperoni, extra cheese.

2 mins

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Black Enterprise Magazine Description:

Black Enterprise is the leading business and personal finance magazine for African-American entrepreneurs, professionals, and corporate executives.