Former Xerox chief executive Ursula Burns became the first in 2007 before stepping down in 2017. There's also Lowe's chief executive Marvin Ellison and TIAA-CREF CEO Roger Ferguson Jr. who is stepping down. JPMorgan Chase executive Thasunda Brown Duckett , a Black woman, is set to replace Ferguson on May 1. Rosalind Brewer, former president and CEO of Sam's Club, speaks during the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on June 7, 2013. A new Black woman CEO is a game-changer for Black leaders and the corporate world, according to Michael C. Hyter, president and CEO of the Executive Leadership Council, a non-profit that works to increase the number of Black C-suite and boardroom executives.

Source: CNN March 15, 2021 12:56 UTC