MISGUIDED MAGAZINE SPRING 2020

SPRING 2020
ENTREPRENUERS
EARL G. GRAVES, SR
Earl G. Graves, Sr. is an entrepreneur, publisher,
businessman, philanthropist, and advocate for
African American business. He is the founder of
Black Enterprise magazine, a business-service
publication targeted to black professionals,
executives, entrepreneurs, and policy makers. He is
also Chairman of Earl G. Graves, Ltd. media company.
In 1972, he was named one of the 10 most outstanding
minority businessmen in the country by the president
of the United States and received the National Award
of Excellence in recognition of his achievements
in minority business enterprise. He is also listed in
Who’s Who in America and was named one of 200
future leaders of the country by Time magazine in
1974. Earl G. Graves Sr. was previously chairman
and CEO of Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., L.P., the
largest minority-controlled Pepsi-Cola franchise in
the United States. Graves was also an administrative
assistant to the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy from
1965 to 1968. After Senator Kennedy’s assassination,
Graves formed his own management consulting firm
to advise corporations on urban affairs and economic
development. His firm’s clients included major
multinational companies. In 2002, Fortune magazine
named Graves one of the 50 most powerful and
influential African Americans in corporate America. In
2007, Graves was inducted into the U.S. Business Hall
of Fame, which recognizes the contributions of the
nation’s most distinguished corporate professionals
who have enriched the economy and inspired young
people to pursue excellence in business and in life.
During the span of his business and professional
career, Graves has received numerous awards and
honors for his outstanding business leadership and
community service.
Source: blackenterprise.com/management/earl-g-graves-sr/
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