It was reported by Bloomburg.com, there were three black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies as of September 2018. As of May the same year, there were only 24 women serving as CEOs. Despite many corporations issuing public pledges to be more inclusive in their hiring practices, the lack of diversity is persistent.
Without a doubt, the C-Suite (the highest-level executives in the form of CEO, COO, and/or CFO) has a significant absence of Black men and women, however, there is no lack of qualified professionals. The Executive Leadership Academy, a signature program of the The Advanced Leadership Initiative in Pittsburgh, has selected its inaugural cohort - local professionals, primed for seats in the C-Suite. This class of 24 represent the Pittsburgh area's best of the best in terms of Black Executive Excellence.
Selected from a pool of 60, the finalized group of applicants will be paired with experienced executive coaches, executive mentors, and word-class academic instruction from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business for 8 months. The Executive Leadership Academy will prime the cohort to escape middle management and prepare them for the C-Suite.
The inaugural class includes:
Tynina Adams-Lucas, Director of Procurement, Gateway Health
Jessica Brooks, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Pittsburgh Business Group on Health
Angela Campbell, Executive Director, Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion, CMU
Dina Clark, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Covestro
Alexis Clipper, Director, Pharmacy Operation, UPMC Health Plan
Latika Davis-Jones, Assistant Deputy Director, Allegheny County Dept of Human Services
Marlon Ferguson, Executive Director, Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
Eric Holmes, Commander and Chief of Staff, Pittsburgh Police
Patricia Howard, Senior Vice President Health Plan Operations, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Nichelle Hughley, Vice President, Retail Lending Strategy & Planning, PNC
Lance Hyde, Diversity Manager, EQT
Robert James, Supplier Diversity Program Director, Highmark Health
Steffanie Jasper, Senior Vice President and Program Manager, Technology and Innovation, PNC
Mashekia Jones-Slack, Vice President Quality & Safety, Allegheny Health Network
Taafoi Kamara, Administrative Director, UPMC Aging Institute
Robert Littles, Director, Project Nuclear Engineering Services, Rolls-Royce
Kelly McCormick, Director, Enterprise HR, Giant Eagle
Tracie McCormick, Global Treasury Manager, Koppers
George Robinson, Manager of Supplier Diversity, UPMC
Regina Scott, Vice President of Programs and Services, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
Martin Shephard, Land Director, EQT
Michael Thomas, Executive Vice President Debt Capital Markets, PNC
Pamela Jenee Wilbon, Chief Program Director, Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc.
Vann Williams, Senior Manager IT Service Desk, Wabtec
Photo Credit: my copy of Dr. Kimbro's "Think and Grow Rich: a Black Choice"
Distinguished author Dennis Kimbro, Ph.D, will challenge cohort participants with a keynote address during the opening reception. Dr. Kimbro is a best-selling author, master trainer, and professor at Clark Atlanta University School of Business Administration. His message of strategic achievement is expected to invigorate and motivate Executive Leadership Academy participants.
For more information, contact Robert Young, Managing Director at robertyoung@advancedleaderhsipinitiatve.org or at 412-926-1600 or visit: www.advancedleadershipinitiative.org.
Source: PR Newswire
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