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Ceos

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Xerox Corporation

President and Chief Executive Officer at Exelon Corporation

One of a small number of Black chief executives leading a Fortune 500 company
Leads Exelon, serving approximately 11 million electric and gas customers across six states and Washington, D.C.

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Merck & Co., Inc.

First African American to lead a major Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company
Led Merck from 2011 to 2021, a period in which the company's share price more than doubled

President and Chief Executive Officer at W.K. Kellogg Foundation

First woman and first African American chief executive of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Leads one of the largest private foundations in the United States, focused on children, working families and equitable communities

President and Chief Executive Officer at National Urban League

President and CEO of the National Urban League since 2003, leading a period of transformation for the organization
Served two terms as Mayor of New Orleans (1994-2002), during which the city's violent crime rate fell sharply

Former Chief Executive Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Third Black woman to become a Fortune 500 CEO and the first to lead a defense industry corporation
Led SAIC, a Fortune 500 government technology integrator, from 2023 to October 2025