“Nonetheless, despite the many obstacles Black women leaders have faced historically (and presently) – they persist.”
group of entrepreneurs in the U.S., paradoxically, they are also the most underrepresented among the C-Suite.
Last year, the number of M&A deals in the U.S. were over 12,500. Tellingly, there’s no public data available that tracks the number of M&A deals led by Black women. And since the first IPO in the U.S around 1783, roughly 2 Black women leaders have been at the helm.Only two Black women have ever led a Fortune 500 company since the list was first published in 1955.
In addition to the aforementioned 25 Black women leaders who led successful exits, there’s a pipeline of Black women who are standing on their shoulders and climbing new heights. These rising leaders have each raised over $1M – a feat that could be mistaken for modest if not for the fact only 27 Black women ever reached that milestone just three years ago.
This project is both a celebration and examination of Black women executives’ and entrepreneurs’ uphill trek to success. From Madam C.J. Walker to Aicha Evans, these 50 Black women have successfully subverted the status quo. Neither belonging to the Good Old Boys Club nor the Tech Bro Network, they created their own lanes in tech, media, retail, finance, travel, and more, and are forging brilliantly uncharted paths.
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