Ask DiversityInc: Where’s the Diversity in Fortune 500 CEOs?

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Ask DiversityIncQ: I was looking for a list of minority CEOs. Do you have a current one? Who are the Black, Latino, Asian and women CEOs on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity?

There are four Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, accounting for 0.8 percent of all Fortune 500 CEOs. American Express and Merck & Co. are Nos. 14 and 16, respectively, in The 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.

  • Kenneth Chenault, American Express
  • Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck & Co.
  • Ursula Burns, Xerox
  • Clarence Otis, Darden

Source: Fortune

A: There are nine Asian CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, accounting for 1.8 percent of all Fortune 500 CEOs. MasterCard is No. 15 in the DiversityInc Top 50.

  • Ajay Banga, MasterCard
  • Sanjay K. Jha, Motorola
  • Andrea Jung, Avon
  • Surya N. Mohapatra, Quest Diagnostics
  • Kevin M. Murai, Synnex
  • Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo
  • Vikram S. Pandit, Citigroup
  • Laura J. Sen, BJ’s Wholesale Club
  • Ravi Saligram, OfficeMax

Source: Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP)

There are six Latino CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, accounting for 1.2 percent of all Fortune 500 CEOs. 

  • Antonio Perez, Eastman Kodak Co.
  • George Paz, Express Scripts
  • Paul Raines, GameStop
  • Enrique Salem, Symantec
  • Josue Robles, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
  • Cristóbal I. Conde, SunGard

Source: HACR

There are 18 women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, accounting for 3.6 percent of all Fortune 500 CEOs; Kraft and WellPoint are DiversityInc Top 50 companies (Nos. 7 and 34, respectively).

  • Angela F. Braly, WellPoint
  • Heather Bresch, Mylan (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
  • Ursula M. Burns, Xerox
  • Lynn L. Elsenhans, Sunoco
  • Andrea Jung, Avon
  • Ellen J. Kullman, DuPont
  • Gracia C. Martore, Gannett
  • Carol M. Meyrowitz, TJX
  • Denise M. Morrison, Campbell Soup
  • Beth Mooney, KeyCorp
  • Deanna M. Mulligan, Guardian
  • Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo
  • Debra L. Reed, Sempra Energy
  • Virginia M. Rometty, IBM (Effective Jan. 1, 2012)
  • Irene B. Rosenfeld, Kraft
  • Laura J. Sen, BJ's Wholesale Club
  • Meg Whitney, HP
  • Patricia A. Woertz, Archer Daniels Midland

Source: Fortune

You can also access all our lists at www.DiversityInc.com/top50.

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