Here is the latest data on African-Americans on corporate boards
on February 17th, 2005 at 2:17 amThe Executive Leadership Council Institute for Leadership Development & Research has compiled a census of the most comprehensive data available of African Americans on corporate boards.
The Institute’s 2004 Census of African-American Directors on Fortune 500 Corporate Boards of Directors benchmarks key findings related to African-American corporate directors. Census findings highlight:
- Fortune 500 companies and industries with the highest and lowest representation of African-American directors
- Geographic and regional trends
- Number and percentage of directors by Fortune rank
- Gender representation
- A listing of African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards
Here is a sample of their findings:
255 African Americans hold Fortune 500 corporate board seats.
There are 201 African American men on the boards of Fortune 500 companies and 54 African American women.
Of the 255 African Americans serving on Fortune 500 corporate boards, 60 serve on two corporate boards; 45 serve on three or more corporate boards.
There are more than three times as many African American men on corporate boards than there are women.
African American men hold 6.2 percent of the total 5,572 board seats; African American women hold 1.9 percent.
The highest number of board seats held by a single African American board
member is 8. Four African Americans hold 7 board seats.
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