BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Nine alumni of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business are among Savoy magazine’s 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.
As the leading business magazine reporting on African American success and achievement, Savoy’s Most Influential Black Corporate Directory is a prestigious listing of executives, influencers, and achievers active on the boards of the world’s leading corporations and organizations.
“The Kelley School is so very proud of our alumni who were recognized on this prestigious list for their service on some of the country’s most important boards,” said Idalene “Idie” Kesner, dean of the Kelley School and the Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management. “Their board contributions are an outgrowth of their outstanding contributions to some of the country’s top organizations in business and government and an outgrowth of their significant contributions to community service. They also reflect the importance of inclusion in corporate governance, which is vital to these companies’ success.
“We thank those who were honored by this recognition for representing the Kelley School in such a distinguished way,” Kesner added. “They serve as role models to our students, who we hope will follow in their footsteps.”
Besides Kelley alumni, others featured in Savoy’s list include Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, acclaimed rapper and co-founder and majority owner of entertainment company Roc Nation LLC; Kenneth I. Chenault, former chairman and CEO of American Express; Kenneth Frazier, executive chairman of Merck; Ann C. Jenkins, CEO of AARP; and Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League.
Savoy’s list also includes a former Poling Chair at Kelley, Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color to go into space and president and CEO of The Jemison Group, Inc.
Kelley is well represented on Savoy’s list, with nearly as many alumni being recognized as those from Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, Wabash College and Indiana State University combined (10 total). In addition, there were five alumni on the list from other schools at IU. (more…)