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Inside This Issue...
2 Message from Council Chair
10 Black Women’s Leadership
Symposium
13 2011 Business Case
Competition
18 AARP Hosts Reception and
Panel for Board Initiative
17 MLMS Expected to Set a Record
23 ABD Board Census Announced
Vol. 22 No. 2 Summer 2011
Roker and Roberts Tapped to Emcee
25th Anniversary Gala
Burns and O’Leary to Receive Recognition
As preparations accelerate for
the ELC 25 th Anniversary
Recognition Gala, the event’s
planning committee has announced
that media power couple Al Roker of
NBC’s Today Show and The Weather
Channel, and Deborah Roberts of ABC
News, are scheduled to be emcees for
the historic milestone.
Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox Corporation,
the first woman to succeed another
woman Fortune 500 CEO, and the first
black woman to be named CEO of a
Fortune 500 company, will receive the
2011 Achievement Award for her
accomplishments. Burns is a member
of The Executive Leadership Council
and succeeded Xerox’s previous Chairman
and CEO Ann Mulcahy in 2009.
Hazel R. O’Leary will receive the
2011 Alvaro Martins Heritage Award,
recognizing her contributions to building
the African-American corporate
leadership pipeline. O’Leary, currently
The Today Show’s Al Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts of ABC News are slated to
host ELC’s 25th Anniversary Recognition Gala.
President of Fisk University, one of the
nation’s Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, was the first woman
U.S. Secretary of Energy during the
Clinton Administration. She was an
early proponent of renewable sources
of energy and the first women Chair of
The Executive Leadership Council
Board of Directors. She was instru-
2011 Award Recipients Shine
Continued on page 3
The Executive Leadership Council is proud to present profiles of two
of its award recipients for the 25th Anniversary Recognition Gala
on October 20, 2011, at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel and
Convention Center on the Potomac River in the Nation’s Capital.
Continued on page 4
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Message from the
Council Chair
A Very Personal
Milestone
Jessica Isaacs
The Executive Leadership Council has always prided itself in being a large organization with a personal,
intimate feel. Where else in the world can you have a one-to-one conversation or small
group conversation with African American leaders that are dealing with your same issues at such
a high level within corporate America. Even our Annual Gala, which brings over 2000 people
together every year is staged and directed in a way that makes the experience very intimate and
personal. That is why I am so excited by the anticipation of everyone I talk to surrounding this
year’s 25 th Anniversary Recognition Gala in October and everything that is ahead.
Our Summer general membership meeting in Miami was an incredibly powerful, yet personal
affair and an ideal entry into ELC for our 38 new members who were inducted into the organization.
We ask that all members provide them with your support and friendship and let them understand
the power of the ELC network. The candor and attention that we offer each other is a
critical part of the success of this organization as a conduit for world class thinking and leadership
excellence. We also had a highly successful Regional networking event in San Francisco
which allowed our growing West Coast membership to be engaged with each other and what is
happening with ELC.
This year, our CEO Summit planning has been exceptional and has taken this concept of creating
an open, yet candid environment for CEOs to share their thoughts on their corporate diversity platforms
to the next level. As we finalize and announce our Impact Alignment initiative, we will
incorporate that into our CEO planning and make for an even more focused event which captures
our CEOs’ interest to do more to help us meet our goals.
As we prepare for the next 25 years of The Executive Leadership Council, I can’t help but beam
with pride as I think of the tremendous potential for impact we will have on corporate America
and global business moving forward. We are an organization of dynamic leaders so our strategic
plans and objectives should be bold and dynamic as well. But we also understand that we can’t
succeed unless each of us reaches out to do our part to carry on the legacy and future of this proud
institution. We now number over 400 plus executives who are committed to bringing along the
next generations and change the paradigm of global business. That is our cause, our mission, and
our legacy!
Jessica Isaacs

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mental in the early growth of ELC
membership and the organization’s
advancement.
In addition to these award recipients,
dozens of scholarship winners will be
recognized for their achievements in the
2011 Award for Excellence in Business
Commentary or National Essay Contest,
Annual Business Case Competition and
as Al Martins and Ann Fudge Scholars.
Also, the status of the ELC’s Community
Impact Initiative with the LEAD Program
(see page 24) will be shared. The
Leadership Education And Development
Program received a half-million dollar
grant from the ELC during the 2010 gala
to help prepare high school students
for college and careers in business.
“We are really excited about this year’s
gala, celebrating twenty-five years of
success in building the African-American
corporate leadership pipeline from
the classroom to the boardroom,” said
Council Board Chair Jessica C.
Isaacs, Head of International Small
and Medium Enterprises at Marsh Inc.
“This represents the culmination of the
work of hundreds of African-American
corporate leaders over many years and
the beginning of a concerted effort to
exponentially increase African American
representation in the C-suites and
boardrooms of corporations throughout
the world.”
The Executive Leadership Council’s
25 th Anniversary Gala will take place
Thursday evening, October 20, 2011, at
the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel and
Convention Center in Prince George’s
County, Maryland. In addition to the
recognition gala, receptions sponsored
by ING, Pepsico, Inc. and Target Corporation
are expected to add a high
level of festivity to the occasion.
Gaylord National Harbor Hotel and Convention Center
The 12 th Annual CEO Diversity Summit
will take place the day of the gala,
where as many as 35 corporate CEO’s
and their senior executives who are
members of The Executive Leadership
Council will meet to explore ways to
increase African American representation
in corporate leadership roles.
ELC currently is engaged in several
initiatives designed to prepare members
for the rigors of corporate board
and top leadership responsibilities.
Following the gala a concert is
planned, featuring top entertainment
performers. The following day, ELC’s
Institute for Leadership and Development
will conduct its 17 th Annual
Mid-Level Managers’ Symposium
for 1,000 managers and junior executives
aspiring to reach higher levels of
achievement in their careers.
“This series of leadership events promoting
the aspirations of African
Americans focused on impactful contributions
through successful careers
in Fortune 500 companies or equivalents
are like no other,” said ELC President
and CEO Arnold W. Donald.
“These events have always attracted
the highest levels of leadership in business,
education and government. As
we celebrate 25 years of achievement,
reservations for gala tables and accommodations
are filling quickly. We
encourage members and guests to
reserve their places at the events now
while some are still available.”
It was in October 1986 that nineteen
African-American corporate executives
met in Washington, DC, to define
an organization that has become a
powerful and influential membership
organization of more than 440 of members,
including a handful of Fortune
500 CEO’s. Over the years, members
have supported one another and served
as role models for up and coming
African Americans in business as they
overcame barriers to higher levels of
success.
“We have achieved so much, but there
is still so much to do,” said The Executive
Leadership Foundation Chair
Laysha Ward, President of Target Corporation’s
Community Relations and
Target Foundation. “As The Executive
Leadership Council celebrates twentyfive
years of influence and success, its
mission of building an inclusive business
leadership pipeline, and developing
African-American corporate leaders
one student and one executive at a time
remains as relevant as ever.”
For information about the 25 th Anniversary
Recognition Gala, please visit
www.elcinfo.com or follow us at
www.twitter.com/elcinfo.
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2011 Award Recipients Shine Continued from Page 1
ELC’s 2011 Achievement Award recipient is Ursula M. Burns,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation
Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as a
mechanical engineering summer intern
and later assumed roles in product
development and planning. From 1992
through 2000, Burns led several business
teams including the office color
and fax business and office network
printing business. In 2000, she was
named senior vice president, Corporate
Strategic Services, heading up manufacturing
and supply chain operations.
She then took on the broader role of
leading Xerox’s global research as well
as product development, marketing
and delivery. In April 2007, Burns was
named president of Xerox, expanding
her leadership to also include the company’s
IT organization, corporate strategy,
human resources, corporate
marketing and global accounts. At that
time, she was also elected a member of
the company’s Board of Directors.
Burns was named chief executive officer
in July 2009 and assumed the role
of chairman of the company on May
20, 2010.
Burns earned a bachelor of science
degree in mechanical engineering from
Polytechnic Institute of NYU and a
master of science degree in mechanical
engineering from Columbia University.
In addition to the Xerox board, she is a
board director of the American Express
Corporation. Burns also provides
leadership counsel to community, educational
and non-profit organizations
including FIRST - (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology),
National Academy Foundation,
MIT, and the U.S. Olympic
Committee, among others. Burns
was named by President Barack
Obama to help lead the White House
national program on STEM (science,
technology, engineering and math) in
November 2009 and was appointed
vice chair of the President’s Export
Council in March 2010.
ELC’s 2011 Alvaro Martins Heritage Award recipient is Hazel R. O’Leary,
President of Fisk University
O’Leary was the first Board Chair of
The Executive Leadership Council and
the first female secretary of the U.S.
Department of Energy as member of
President William Jefferson Clinton’s
cabinet. In a Wall Street Journal article,
she was quoted as saying, “In the public
sector I’ve regulated industry
broadly, in the private sector, I’ve been
forced to live with those regulations
and, perhaps more importantly, I’ve
seen how those regulations—if not
carefully crafted and balanced—can
impact jobs and lives and economies of
people who expected and hoped for
better from their government.”
O’Leary, a native of Newport News,
Virginia, attended high school in New
Jersey and graduated with honors from
Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
She received a law degree from
Rutgers University and worked as an
assistant prosecutor in Essex County,
New Jersey, and assistant attorney general
in that state before moving to
Washington, D.C., where she was a
partner in the accounting firm of Coopers
& Lybrand.
She was an advocate for the disadvantaged
as general counsel to the Community
Services Administration under
President Gerald Ford and also served as
director of the Federal Energy Administration’s
Office of Consumer Affairs during
that period of service to the nation.
In the U.S. Department of Energy, created
under the administration of Jimmy
Carter, she supervised a staff of more
than two thousand lawyers, accountants,
and engineers in the Economic
Regulatory Administration that
enforced price controls on various
forms of energy. Environmental groups
and energy executives credited
O’Leary with developing some of the
federal government’s conservation
programs, including paying for the
insulation of homes of low-income
families.
Throughout her career, Mrs. O’Leary
has balanced her skills in administration
with her concern and advocacy for
the disadvantaged and underrepresented.
Please join the ELC in honoring our
extraordinary award recipients on
October 20 th .

ENTERTAINMENT Will Add to a Very Special Gala
What would you think of the combination of Alicia Keys and Kool and the Gang at the ELC 25th Anniversary
Recognition Gala? Well, that’s a taste of the entertainment we are pursuing for the celebratory night.
The multi-talented Alisha Keys is being
considered for entertainment during the
dinner and awards ceremony. Kool and
the Gang will get people out on the
dance floor at the Post-Gala Reception
and Party sponsored by Target.
Born and bred in New York’s
Hell’s Kitchen, Alicia Keys was
strongly influenced by music from
all different generations and disciplines
including the essential music
of Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway,
Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder;
classical compositions of Frederic
Chopin, Erik Satie, and Leontyne
Price; and urban lyricists such as
Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G.,
Jay-Z and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Since the age of seven, she received formal
training in the classical piano and
jazz stylings of Oscar Peterson, Fats
Waller, and Marian McPartland with her
instructor Margaret Pine.
However, it was not until Keys
attended the Professional Performing
Arts School under the tutelage of Miss
Aziza, a bold pianist who wrote and
composed original songs, that Keys
was introduced to the art of songwriting
and producing.
Discovered by manager Jeff Robinson
at a Harlem Police Athletic League
(similar to a Boy’s and Girl’s Club)
when she was 14, Keys performed
“My music allows me to
speak freely. It doesn’t have
a beginning or ending
because it’s an integral part
of my ongoing journey.”
—Alicia Keys
throughout the tri-state area, anywhere
and everywhere she could from tiny
clubs to street corners. Two years later,
she received a scholarship for and
briefly enrolled in Columbia University
before leaving to pursue a music career.
Keys is an evolving artist who has
claimed ownership of her future.
“My music allows me to speak
freely,” she says. “It doesn’t have a
beginning or ending because it’s an
integral part of my ongoing journey.”
Kool & The Gang’s story starts in
the Jersey City, NJ projects.
They were teenagers, studying
Miles Davis albums and James
Brown singles, jamming in
basements, partying for the
people in a swirl of Black consciousness.
In 1969 they made their first
record. Still teenagers, and full of confidence,
they named that first record
after themselves.
Their confidence and creativity produced
a string of loose-but-tight, “fun”
records, culminating in the Pop Chart
smash Jungle Boogie. Kool & The
Gang didn’t need a singer then: the
horns were the lead voice; the fans
chanted along. Their songs were featured
in films like Rocky and Saturday
Night Fever.
Kool & The Gang found a special
sound at the unique intersection of jazz,
r&b, funk and pop. Their music has
been created by the same core of players
for over thirty years: Robert “Kool”
Bell, his brother Khalis Bayyan, their
longtime friends Dennis “DT” Thomas
and George “Funky” Brown, and past
members Robert “Spike” Mickens, the
late Charles Smith, Ricky West, and
Woody Sparrow.
Don’t miss this exceptional evening.
Celebrate good times, come on . . .
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A Message from the President & CEO
Arnold Donald
Transforming Involvement
into Impact
We are halfway through the calendar year and so far it’s been a good year for ELC. We’ve
added 38 great new members, strengthened our core operations, increased the level of member
engagement and enjoyed higher participation levels at our winter and summer meetings. But
of course, the best is yet to come. The renowned artist Pablo Picasso once said that “Action
is the foundational key to all success.” As corporate leaders, we recognize that active engagement
can make the difference between profit or loss. That is why the Boards of Directors, the
ELC staff and I want to thank all of you who have participated over the last six months in our
Impact Alignment Initiative process. We have been motivated by the level of debate and introspection
which has been generated. As you are aware, this is our 25 th Anniversary. It only
makes sense for us to earnestly reflect upon the positive impact we as ELC want to have on
corporate America in the years to come.
As we prepare to announce the Impact strategy we will pursue – dramatically increasing the
number of African Americans at the Fortune 500 CEO level and one to two levels below in less
than 5 years and/or significantly increasing the number of corporate board seats held by African
Americans in less than 5 years – the next step is even more important! Each of these goals is
challenging and bold. Yet each is achievable through a committed membership, staff and
ELC/ELF boards working in unison. Your choice of how you personally plan to contribute to
making the final chosen Impact a reality is ultimately what will fuel our collective success in
literally transforming corporate America for greater inclusion and greater shareholder value.
From the feedback received since the start of this Impact Alignment process, I know we have
a membership ready to act within their corporations and through their spheres of influence.
The actions required will involve use of your personal and professional capital as leaders and
stewards of corporate America. Only your continued and increased efforts to serve as champions
of our chosen Impact will allow us to generate real results and a seismic change.
So, let’s ask what we individually can do to make our Impact Alignment objective, once
chosen, a reality. We are poised together to make an even more meaningful and lasting contribution
to our companies, shareholders and communities through our involvement with ELC. And,
we will personally grow and prosper while having fun doing so. Now that’s “making it real”!

ELC Summer Meeting in Miami Sets Tone For Future
The Summer General Membership
Meeting at the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel in Miami,
Florida, June 9 – 11, took a 25 year old
tradition and breathed new life into it.
An exciting line-up of speakers and
guests reflected respect for the time of
busy members.
A new class of ELC members were introduced
and inducted, and we continued
our dialogue on the 2011 ELC Impact
Alignment Initiative. Members continued
their dialogue and debate about the
initiative to increase African American
representation in corporate C-suites and
boardrooms to ensure the ELC’s efforts
reflect the will of our members.
Vincent Dimmock, CEO of Alonzo
Mourning Charities, welcomed members
to Miami on behalf of Mourning,
the former Miami Heat NBA All-star
who was in Dallas cheering his team on
in the playoffs. Speakers included motivational
speaker Stedman Graham,
Chairman and CEO of S. Graham &
Associates, who spoke to members
about building their “personal brand.”
R. Donahue Peebles, Chairman and
CEO of The Peebles Corporation, the
country’s largest African American
real estate development company with
a $4 billion development portfolio of
luxury hotels, high-rise residential and
Class A commercial properties and
developments in Washington, D.C.,
San Francisco, Las Vegas and Miami
Beach, talked about his experience in
creating wealth. Jonathan McBride, a
representative from the White House
Presidential Personnel Office, spoke to
members about the process of President
Obama’s appointments of business
people to agencies, boards and
commissions.
A panel of ELC Legacy Members and
Entrepreneurs participated in a discussion
moderated by Herman Bulls to
share their career experiences and perspectives
with an audience of ELC and
NextGen Network members. Panelists
included David Price, Westina
Matthews Shatteen, Ed Gray and Dr.
Akosua Barthwell Evans. More
than130 members attended and joined
nearly 65 members of the NextGen
Network for a Club ELC reception
sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch.
Kiosks set up during the meeting provided
information about the 25 th
Anniversary Recognition Gala and
allowed member authors and entrepreneurs
to share their recent publications
and information about their businesses.
Some presentations were videotaped
and will be available within the next
few weeks.
Council and Foundation leadership
updated members on the status of
preparations for the gala, the finances,
the Institute for Leadership Development
& Research and many of the organization’s
programs and initiatives.
Plans are underway for the 2012 ELC
Summer General Membership Meeting
to be held in the San Francisco Bay
Area for the first time. Tours of Silicon
Valley corporations and California’s
wine region in Sonoma, Napa or Russian
River valleys are under consideration
by the planning committee.
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Some of the new members inducted into the ELC during the Summer Meeting are joined by Camilla McGhee (2nd row, center),
ELC COO and Director of Corporate Council and Foundation Programs.
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ELC Summer Meeting Continued from Page 7
Real Estate billionaire Don Peebles
addresses members at the opening
night dinner.
Jonathan McBride(l) of the White House
Presidential Personnel Office with
Arnold Donald.
Member and author Keith Pigues was
one of several ELC member authors
presenting their books at the Summer
Meeting.
Stedman Graham captured the imagination
of members.
Jim Lowry asks a question following
the dinner keynote.
Vincent Dimmock, CEO of Alonzo Mourning Charities, presented ELC President and
CEO Arnold Donald with a memento from NBA star Mourning.
Members Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans (l) and Ed Gray, panelists during the Friday night
dinner, shared their career experiences with ELC and NextGen Network members.

THE NEW CLASS OF ELC MEMBERS
Name Title Company
1. Eugene Agee Vice President, Procurement & Real Estate Sprint, Inc.
2. David J. Albritton Vice President, Communications Solutions ITT Corporation-Defense & Information
3. Corey Anthony Senior Vice President, Human Resources AT&T Operations, Inc.
4. Kelvin Baggett, M.D. SVP & Chief Medical Officer Tenet Healthcare Corporation
5. Lilicia P. Bailey SVP- Strategic Initiatives & Chief People Officer Manheim
6. Andy Blocker III Managing Director UBS Americas Inc.
7. Kofi A. Bruce Vice President, Treasurer General Mills
8. Lorinda Burgess Vice President, Customer Care Medtronic, Inc.
9. Lisa Jeffries Caldwell Executive Vice President &
Chief Human Resources Officer
Reynolds American
10. Kerry D. Chandler Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association
11. Kenneth A. Charles Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion General Mills
12. Linda W. Clement-Holmes Chief Diversity Officer, Senior Vice President,
Global Business Services
The Procter & Gamble Company
13. Salaam Coleman Smith President Style Network/NBCUniversal
14. Edward L. Dandridge Chief Communications Officer, Global Communications The Nielsen Company
15. Burt M. Fealing Vice President & Corporate Secretary ITT Corporation
16. Frances Ferguson Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer,
Financial Markets and Treasury Services Sector Operations
BNY Mellon
17. Kimberley Goode Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs Northwestern Mutual
18. Maria C. Green Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary Illinois Tool Works Inc
19. Reginald D. Hedgebeth General Counsel Spectra Energy Corp
20. Rosalind L. Hudnell Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion Intel Corporation
21. Daphne E. Jones Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer Hospira, Inc
22. JoAnn Lee Assistant General Counsel, Litigation Exxon Mobil Corporation
23. Gwendolyn McDonald Executive Vice President, Human Resources NetApp, Inc.
24. Subriana McFadden Pierce Senior Vice President, Sales & Merchandising SuperValu Inc.
(Albertsons Southern California)
25. Phillip G.J. McKoy Vice President, Marketing Development Target Corporation
26. Clarence L. Nunn President & CEO, GE Capital Fleet Services GE
27. Chaka M. Patterson Vice President, Strategic Projects Exelon Corporation
28. Vivian R. Pickard President, GM Foundation & Director, Corporate Relations General Motors Company
29. David Rawlinson Vice President & General Counsel ITT Corp., Electronic Systems
30. Darrell N. Robertson Vice President, AARP- Tampa Operations New York Life Insurance Company
31. Karl R. Sears Vice President & General Manager ConAgra Foods, Inc.
32. Priscilla Sims Brown Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing & Strategy Sun Life Financial
33. Dasha Smith Dwin, Esq. Vice President, Employment Law &
Human Resources
Time Inc
34. Russell Stokes Vice President, Global Services General Electric- Transportation
35. Akihiko F. Washington Executive Vice President Worldwide
Human Resources
Warner Brothers, Entertainment Inc
36. Jeffrey Webster Americas Distributor Manager, Lubricants and
Specialty Products Division
Exxon Mobil Corporation
37. Anthony R. Williams Vice President, Global Human Resources &
Growth Strategies
Tyco International, Inc
38. Xavier D. Williams Senior Vice President, Public Sector & Healthcare AT&T
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Black Women’s Leadership Symposium
SCHEDULED FOR JULY 19TH
As the ELC prepares to celebrate
its 25 th Anniversary, the
“Windy City” of Chicago, will
host 125 high-potential black women
managers at the 2011 Black Women’s
Leadership Summit on July 19, 2011.
ELC Members are encouraged to
invite only non-member high-potential
managers and executives to the Symposium.
At the “Black Women on Public
Policy” panel that evening, an
additional 125 high-potential black
women managers will join them. The
events take place at The Metropolitan
Club in the Willis Tower, formerly the
Sears Tower, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Topics and roundtable discussions during
the Symposium will include “Why
legislative action is important to you,”
and “You are What You Read.”
Attendees will join ELC members
serving on the planning committee and
representatives of sponsors of the
event to hear from experts about “How
Public Policy is Made.” They will hear
from successful black female execu-
tives and thought leaders, as well as a
luncheon keynote address by Ertharin
Cousin, Ambassador, United States
Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome.
With the development of the “Black
Women On…” series, the event continues
to showcase the growth of successful
women of color. “The ‘Black
Women On…’ leadership series is
another step in our ability to reach back
and pay forward, achieving our ambitious
goals for female leadership,” said
ELC Board Chair Jessica C. Isaacs at
last year’s Leadership Summit which
drew 75 ELC member executives.
This year’s Co-chairs and host committee
include ELC Members Julia
Brown, SVP – Global Procurement,
Kraft Foods; Leilani M. Brown, CMO
– Starr Companies; Susan E. Chapman,
SVP – Global Real Estate and
Workplace Enablement – American
Express; Nicole Lewis, VP – Global
Marketing, Kelly Services; Donna
Brooks-Lucas, President/CEO – DBL
Multi-Media Group, LLC; Alana Ward
Robinson, President & Managing Principal
– Robinson Group Consulting
Inc.; Paula Sneed – Chairman & CEO
– Phelps Prescott Group; Stephanie
Smith – Board of Trustees for the Steppenwolf
Theatre; and Sheila Talton, VP
– Cisco Systems, Inc.
For details and registration, please visit
www.elcinfo.com/2011bwls. The registration
fee for the Symposium and
“Black Women on Public Policy”
panel is $100 for non-members only
and limited to 125 participants.
Topics and roundtable discussions during the
Symposium will include “Why legislative action is
important to you,” and “You are What You Read.”

Technology Transfer Project
Spring 2011 Update
Ramon Harris,
TTP Consultant
As we bring the 2010-2011 academic
year to a close, we also
bring to a close The Executive
Leadership Foundation’s (Foundation)
sponsorship of the Technology Transfer
Project (TTP). This 15-year leadership
commitment to Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
was envisioned and launched at a point
in time when HBCUs were dramatically
behind majority institutions of
higher education in the acquisition,
integration, and use of information and
communication technology (ICT) in
administrative, teaching and learning
processes in what was then the “digital
divide.”
Founding member Cleve L. Killingworth,
Jr. was the architect of the TTP.
He saw the project as a way to assist
HBCUs in staying competitive with
their majority counterparts and ensuring
that graduates of HBCUs were
“schooled and experienced” with
emerging information and communication
technology. The catalyst for the
formation of The Executive Leadership
Council ® was an initiative to save
Bishop College (a Texas HBCU) from
closing in 1988.
The TTP started with three HBCUs;
Hampton, Lincoln, and Wilberforce
Universities. During the past fifteen
years it has actively engaged and
assisted 85 of the 105 HBCUs. The
digital revolution features information
and communication technology as a
tool to change the way we live and
learn. Our ability to use this tool
depends on our ability to change and
innovate. The TTP has been a relentless
voice for change and innovation at
our HBCUs.
The Foundation is transferring a
mature TTP to the Information Technology
Senior Management Forum
(ITSMF) www.itsmfonline.org. The
ITSMF (Forum) is comprised of 120
senior-level African-American ICT
executives in Fortune 500 corporations.
ITSMF’s mission is to fill the
executive pipeline with the next generation
of African-American ICT executives.
The goal of the Forum is to
prepare African-American IT professionals
for senior-level responsibility
by offering executive career development,
mentoring, and networking
opportunities for advancing to the Clevel.
The addition of the TTP will
enhance the ability of the Forum to
engage HBCUs, their CIOs, faculty,
and students in development, mentoring,
internship, and permanent placement
opportunities, thereby
strengthening our HBCUs and shepherding
students in their quest for leadership
opportunities.
It takes a village to raise a child, and it
has taken committed leadership organization
to bring the TTP to maturity.
(Above) ITSMF and
ELC meet to initiate
the transfer of TTP.
(Left) ELC President
and CEO Arnold
Donald and ITSMF
Executive Director
Viola Thompson seal
the deal.
The TTP extends its’ appreciation to the
numerous ELC member corporations
that have provided more than $12 million
of resources during the past 15
years. However, a special note of thanks
goes to those Council members (Cleve
Killingsworth, Gerald Adolph, Reggie
Brown, Ingrid Saunders Jones,
Frank Fountain, Michael P. Johnson,
Al Zollar, Ron Glover, David Harris,
Larry Quinlan, Antoinette Leatherberry,
and Kenneth Gaines) that have
invested and committed their personal
time to the TTP, its partner institutions,
and the HBCU community. I personally,
want to thank each of you for your
support and assistance during the past
15 years. I have received so much
more than I have given. I am looking
forward to the opportunity to reengage
you and your corporations in
the pursuit of developing future
African-American leadership.
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Technology Transfer Project Continued from Page 11
Items of Interest
2010-2011 Academic Year
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Mr. Gheric Speiginer, a graduating
Computer Science senior at Hampton
University, has received a 2011
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(GRFP) Fellowship. Mr. Speiginer’s
selection was based on his outstanding
abilities and accomplishments, as well
as his potential to contribute to strengthening
the vitality of the US science and
engineering enterprise.
Gheric was a TTP Java Boot Camp student
in 2008, and a Mentor/Teaching
Assistant for the 2009 and 2010 Java
Boot Camps. The three-year, $30,000
a year fellowship will help cover his
graduate education expense. Gheric
was accepted at Georgia Institute of
Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Indiana (Bloomington), and
Clemson Universities for graduate
school. He has chosen the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Carlton Douglas
Tennessee State University
The TTP conducted its 4 th Annual Java
Boot Camp at Tennessee State University
from May 9, 2011 to May 18,
2011. The Boot camp is an 11-day
preparation course to prepare students
from TTP partner institutions to obtain
their Java programming certification.
Gheric Speiginer Dr. Dennis Gendron
VP, Technology, TSU
HBCU LEADERSHIP
Tennessee State University (TSU) is
the “beta test” institution for the adoption
of the Virtual Computing Lab
(VCL) based Cloud Computing platform
by the Tennessee Board of
Regents. The Tennessee Board of
Regents (TBR), which comprises six
state universities, 13 community colleges
and 26 technology centers, has
been studying VCL as a Cloud Computing
solution to significantly improve
the quality and access of education
throughout the State of Tennessee.
Briana Johnson
Hampton University
Mr. Douglas, Ms. Johnson, and Mr.
Zachary (in photos) were 2010 Boot
Camp participants and received their
certification at the end of the Boot
Camp. During the 2011 Boot Camp
they were Mentors and Teaching Assistants
to 20 2011 participants. Their
TSU received a $40,000 Share University
Resource Grant from IBM to assist
the institution with demonstrating the
value and effectiveness of the opensource
VCL platform. The TTP has
championed Cloud Computing and the
VCL platform within the HBCU community
for the past two years. Other
HBCUs with VCL Cloud computing
initiatives are Morgan State, North
Carolina Central, Norfolk State, and
Southern (BR) Universities.
Brandon Zachary
Tuskegee University
responsibilities included managing
and conducting daily five-hour lab sessions,
group and individual tutoring,
and assisting Professor Ali Sekmen
with the delivery of daily lectures. The
Oracle Corporation sponsored the TTP
Java Boot Camp.

Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business Team
Wins 2011 Business Case Competition
Gets $35,000 award for presentation on energy’s future while reducing greenhouse gases
Ateam of MBA students from
Carnegie Mellon University’s
Tepper School of Business
won The Executive Leadership Council’s
2011 Annual Business Case Competition
sponsored this year by Exxon
Mobil Corporation. The business case
entitled Seizing New Energy Opportunities
While Reducing Greenhouse Gas
Emissions challenged teams to develop
a comprehensive national plan for
America to transition to a lower greenhouse
gas profile by the year 2030 in the
most cost-effective way. The University
of Southern California’s Marshall
School of Business took second place
while coming in third was University of
Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
The finals, held in May at the Mason Inn
Hotel and Conference Center on the
campus of George Mason University,
were months in the making. The business
case was developed by Laurin
Hodge with the guidance from Dr. James
R. Calvin, an Associate Professor at the
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
The six judges selected to review the
cases were: Frank Stewart, President
and COO, American Association of
Blacks in Energy; Bill Dickens, Senior
Utilities Economist, Power Management;
David Owens, VP – Business
Operations, Edison Electric Institute;
ELC Members Christopher Womack,
EVP and President – External Affairs,
Southern Company; Brenda Jackson,
SVP and Chief Customer Officer,
Oncor Electric Delivery; and, former
BP executive Melphine Evans.
The Tepper Business School Team
included Team Captain Felix
Amoruwa, Jesse Alleyne, Ian Buggs,
Richard Van Burgess III, and Jacob
Garcia, all MBA candidates.
“The diligent and committed effort our
group put forward the morning of the
competition until 3:00 a.m., with follow-up
meetings at 8:00 a.m., truly paid
off for us,” said an excited Amoruwa on
Arnold Donald (r.) joins ExxonMobil executives (l-r) Jesse Tyson, Kenny Warren, Jeffrey
Webster (a new ELC member), Archie Meyer and Sherman Glass, President, ExxonMobil
Refining and Supply Company, at a reception the evening before the Competition.
The 2nd Place team from the University of Southern California makes its presentation.
the afternoon of the finals. “We are certainly
excited to continue research and
innovation in this area, and we couldn’t
have done it without the help of our
Tepper MBA community.”
The Annual Business Case Competition
was established in 2002 and has
been supported the past two years by
ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil has a long
history of supporting The Executive
Leadership Council’s (ELC) mission of
minority leadership development, espe-
cially in the areas of math, science and
technology. MBA student teams compete
for $70,000 in scholarships by writing
business strategies for an assigned
business case. The three top finalists
present their business cases to a panel of
judges to determine final rankings.
In this year’s case, participants covered
a range of potential technological innovations
and alternative scenarios,
including increased energy efficiency
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Business Case Competition Continued from Page 13
The Annual Business Case Competition was established in 2002 and has been supported the past two
years by ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil has a long history of supporting The Executive Leadership Council’s
(ELC) mission of minority leadership development, especially in the areas of math, science and technology.
Members of the winning team from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business join ExxonMobil executives, competition
judges and competition advisors to display a commemorative check.
and fuel switching, to meet future
energy needs while lowering greenhouse
gas emissions. In addition, the
plans outlined opportunities for job
creation through such energy development
paths and related investments.
“The teams brought fresh, exciting perspective
to these issues of national and
global importance,” said Camilla
McGhee, Chief Operating Officer and
Director of Corporate Council and
Foundation Programs for ELC. “These
scholars represent the future leaders of
global business and we are proud to
have a partner like ExxonMobil helping
us to identify, challenge and spotlight
this talent. We look forward to sharing
these insights with key leaders in energy
to enhance the current dialogue.”
“ExxonMobil has long recognized the
need to encourage America’s bright
young minds to consider a career in the
science, math and technology fields,”
said Suzanne McCarron, ExxonMobil
Jesse Tyson is presented a memento from ELC staff COO and Director of Corporate
Council and Foundation Programs Camilla McGhee, Member Services Manager Jennifer
Tambi and Communications Manager Damon Williams.
general manager, government and public
affairs. “The talent and ingenuity
we have seen on display at this competition
is exactly what our nation needs
to ensure a prosperous future.”
First place team members from Carnegie
Mellon will be honored at The Executive
Leadership Council’s 25 th Anniversary
Recognition Gala on October 20, 2011,
at the Gaylord National Harbor near
Washington, D.C. More than 2,200 leaders
from business, education and government
will join members of ELC for this
milestone event. The first place team
also will participate in leadership
development activities in New York
and the Nation’s Capital that week.

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Message
from the
Foundation
Chair
Laysha Ward
Planning Our Work and
Working Our Plan
One of the most defining and memorable moments of my life was the opportunity
to meet Coretta Scott King. It was early in my career, and we stood backstage
together as I prepared to speak to a large audience of corporate leaders. Mrs. King
took my arm. “You have earned the right to be here,” she said. “Do what you have
to do.”
We are at a similar moment in the life of the ELC. Later this year, we will mark 25
years of increasing the presence and effectiveness of African American leaders in
corporate America. We have earned the right to celebrate the work that led to this
important milestone.
But our work is not done. We still have dreams, and ambitions and goals for our
own careers. And as an organization, we now stand before a whole new generation
of future African American leaders who need our support.
Soon we will announce the ELCs final impact strategy for the next five years—a
bold commitment to helping this and future generations of African American leaders
achieve their full potential, whether that’s in the C-suite, on a corporate board,
or running their own business.
The Executive Leadership Foundation stands ready to help. Your ELF board is one
of the most dynamic, talented and committed groups of professionals I’ve ever
been around. It is my pleasure to serve with them.
We are refining our own strategy to align with Council goals, refining our programs
to meet the needs of the organization and our constituents—and setting us
up to make a lasting and meaningful impact on corporate America.
Programs like the Mid-Level Managers’ Symposium, ELC/LEAD Scholars, and
the Essay and Business Case competition will continue to develop emerging talent
and fill the corporate pipeline with future African American leaders. As the Council
continues to refine its focus, so will we—executing existing programs with
excellence, making improvements and transitions where needed, and building a
future portfolio aligned with Council goals.
Your support is more important than ever. Your ideas, your voice, your participation
in our programs, and your financial resources are what make the mission of
the ELC possible. Please continue to give what you can, whether that’s time, advocacy,
connections, or dollars.
I look forward to your feedback. I’ll see some of you soon at the Black Women’s
Leadership Symposium. I hope to see all of you in October at our 25 th Anniversary
Gala. And I am always available to you by email for questions and ideas.
We have earned the right to be here. Let’s do what we have to do!
Laysha Ward

INNOVATION: A Blueprint for Building Your Future
17th Annual Mid-Level Managers’ Symposium – October 21st
In this new era, it is essential that
innovation driven breakthroughs
happen to propel business and society
forward. Through the introduction
and adoption of innovative thinking,
potential ground breaking solutions for
a progressive and ever-growing world
population can successfully emerge.
As the future of work shifts, and organizations
recover after challenging economic
times, we find ourselves in
uncharted business environments. The
increasingly digital workplace is no
longer primarily dependent on workers
with strong technical skills, but on
leaders who possess creativity, awareness,
and cultural adeptness to deliver
strong and consistent results.
To successfully navigate in their organizations,
managers have to think differently
and prepare to act beyond their
current responsibilities. Innovation is a
derivative of necessity and change; it‘s
a core component of all levels of leadership,
and critical to the on-going success
of every organization.
The ELC Institute for Leadership
Development & Research is pleased
to present the 17th Annual Mid-Level
Managers’ Symposium to inform and
coach participants in making the most of
innovation practices by enhancing critical
skills and leveraging key concepts to
understand what it takes to be innovative
and deliver extraordinary results.
Friday, October 21, 2011
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Gaylord National Harbor Resort
& Convention Center
Symposium Format:
The Mid-Level Manager’s Symposium
(MLMS) provides an opportunity for
managers to learn and network in professionally
safe settings. In the MLMS,
participants interact with leading experts
in business and education who are there
to help participants achieve greater levels
of success and recognition. These experts
Symposium Fees & Deadline:
offer candid and unflinching personal
stories about their leadership journeys.
Participants also exchange ideas with
senior executives and peer managers
during breakout workshop sessions
and the networking lunch. Each year,
this annual conference attracts more
than 1,000 managers and executives
from more than 200 companies.
The MLMS helps participants understand:
• that the future is going to be quite
different and that mid-level managers
have to be prepared;
• that the economy is changing and
so is the definition of success;
• how to be more strategic in managing
their careers;
• how to acquire new skills;
• how to discover points where they
can consider doing things differently;
• how to take a multidimensional
view of one’s career and the steps
that can be taken to enhance it.
This year’s symposium is a one-day
professional development seminar
designed to help ambitious mid-level
ELC Member Non-Member
Companies Companies
General
Registration $500 $600
Late Registration
(after September 6 th ) $675 $775
No refunds for cancellations, however,
we can substitute participants with a
10% administration fee
SPONSORS:
managers consider ways to advance
their careers. The symposium will
showcase six critical areas of development
mid-level managers need to examine
in the current business landscape:
• Adversaries or Bedfellows: Six
Sigma and Innovation
• Being Innovative When Your
Department Isn’t
• Implementation: The Other Side
of Innovation
• Innovating Your Personal Brand
• Positioning Strategic Mentors:
Strategies for Minimizing Risk
• Thinking Differently About How
You Think
All mid-level managers aspiring to the
next level of leadership within their
organizations, and those with at least five
years management experience in a corporate
or business setting should plan to
attend. For more information and to register,
visit www.elcinfo.com/mlms.html
or contact Kendra Graham at the Institute
for Leadership Development &
Research at kgraham@elcinfo.com or
(703) 706-5281.
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AARP Hosts ELC Corporate Board Initiative Panel
and Reception
ELC members joined AARP President
and CEO A. Barry Rand, his colleagues
and representatives of Heidrick
& Struggles for the second in a series of
panel discussions on the “Myths and
Truths About Board Service.” The first
held at Marsh McLennan Companies in
New York are part of ELC’s Corporate
Board Initiative to prepare members for
corporate board service.
Rand, an ELC member, was introduced
by fellow ELC member Rob
Hagans, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of AARP.
Both welcomed the group of nearly 40
to the AARP’s headquarters in Washington,
DC.
In delivering their welcoming remarks,
Rand and ELC President and CEO
Arnold Donald addressed the importance
of building a pipeline of skilled
executives who are ready to serve on
corporate boards. Both spoke of the
value of serving on the boards of nonprofits,
institutions of higher learning
and in government to make the connections
and gain the skills necessary for
successful service in the corporate arena.
Dale E. Jones, vice chairman of Heidrick
& Struggles, introduced the pan-
Panelists with Arnold Donald and Barry Rand.
(L-R) ELC Member Aster Angagaw, SVP Market Development at Sodexo; ELC Member
Herman Bulls of Jones Lang LaSalle; and Terri Rouse, former CEO of U.S. Capitol Visitor
Services.
elists, including Jo Ann Jenkins, President
of the AARP Foundation and former
Chief Operating Officer of the
Library of Congress; AARP Board
Member Diane Pratt, President and
CEO of DP Consultants, and former
Staff Director of the D.C. Office of the
Deputy Mayor for Economic Development;
ELC Member Sheila Talton,
Vice President, Office of Globalization
for Cisco Systems; and ELC Member
Jon Love, President of Pitney Bowes
Government Solutions, Inc.
Panelists Jon Love and Diane Pratt
addressed members about their board
experience at AARP event.

Members on the Move
Paula Madison stepped down from
her post at NBCUniversal in May to
become CEO of Madison Media LLC
at Williams Group Holdings and to
help manage her family’s interests in
the LA Sparks WNBA team and The
Africa Channel.
Jesse Tyson, Global Aviation Director
– Fuels Marketing for Exxon Mobil
Corporation retired from the company
after 35 years on March 31 st .
Colbert Narcisse, former CEO of Gold
Bullion International was named COO in
charge of investment strategy and solutions
at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
Leilani Brown was recently named
VP and Chief Marketing Officer for
Starr Companies, a global, privately
held insurance, financial services, and
investments organization.
Derric Gregory was recently named
Chief Audit Executive to GraceKennedy,
an international food and financial
services conglomerate.
Sena Kwawu, SVP – Finance Shared
Services for Genworth Financial
recently was named SVP for Global
Procurement Services at State Street.
Carlton Charles was promoted from
VP, Treasurer & Chief Operational
Risk Officer to Senior VP, Treasurer
and Chief Operational Risk Officer for
Moody’s Corporation.
The Executive Leadership Council Special
Advertising Section in the June 27,
2011 edition of Forbes magazine is on
newsstands now. It is the magazine's
"Investors" edition and will be on
newsstands through July.
Michelle Gadsden-Williams is the
new Managing Director and Global
Head of Diversity & Inclusion for
Credit Suisse after leaving the role of
VP & Global Head of Diversity &
Inclusion for Novartis.
Phillip Miller, Senior Vice President
and Group Head of MasterCard Worldwide
was named May 6th to the Board
of Trustees of Pebblebrook Hotel
Trust, a publicly traded investment
company which acquires and invest in
major US coastal hotel properties.
Jessica Isaacs, ELC Chair and former
SVP of Chartis International ( AIG),
was recently appointed Head of International
Small and Medium Enterprises
at Marsh Inc., a Marsh and
McLennan Company.
Robert Ellis, formerly Global Chief
Inclusion & Diversity Officer for ITT
Corporation has retired from the company
and now serves as Managing Partner
for Santiago-Ellis and Associates.
Dmitri Stockton was recently named
President & CEO of GE Asset Management
Inc. after most recently serving
as President & CEO of GE
Capital’s Global Banking Unit.
Darnell Allen, VP – Diversity and
Inclusion for Supervalu retired from
the company at the beginning of the
year after 18 years with the company.
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Members in the News
Shelley Stewart Jr., SVP – Operational
Excellence and Chief Procurement
Officer for Tyco International
recently received the 2011 J. Shipman
Gold Medal Award May 17 th at the 96 th
Annual International Supply Management
Conference in Orlando, the profession’s
highest honor.
The Council’s Institute for Leadership
Development & Research’s
2009 Census of African Americans
on Boards of Directors of Fortune
500 Companies was cited in a recent
National announcement by Marc Morial,
President & CEO of the National
Urban League as he announced NUL’s
brand new Director Inclusion Initiative
training program in partnership with
Advance America, the nation’s leading
provider of cash advance services.
Richard Dent, SVP, COO and Co-
Leader – Victoria Secret’s PINK, Limited
Brands was the cover story of the
April/May 2011 issue of The Network
Journal magazine. In addition, the
magazine offered pictorial highlights
from the recent “25 Influential Black
Women in Business” Awards Luncheon
in NYC which honored ELC
members Rosalyn Neale Dickerson,
Leilani Brown, Sheila Talton, and
Donna Boles. In addition, Ed Bullock,
VP – Diversity and Inclusion,
L’Oreal USA was on hand as one of the
corporate sponsors and supporters.
Mae Douglas, EVP & Chief People
Officer for Cox Communications was
named the 2011 recipient of the Vanguard
Award for Distinguished Leadership
Award from the National Cable &
Telecommunications Association
(NCTA). She will receive the award
June 16 th at the Cable Show 2011,
NCTA’s 60 th Annual Convention &
International Exposition in Chicago.
Lynton Scotland, VP – Energy Services
for Sustainable Star, was the Keynote
Speaker for North Carolina A&T’s Closing
Bell Speaker Series for the school
year on Supply Chain Management and
Environmental Sustainability.
In the Spring 2011 issue of Savoy magazine,
Jerri DeVard and Bernard
Tyson’s recent new positions were featured
in the magazine’s Movers &
Shakers section. In addition, Prudential’s
Sharon Taylor, SVP of Human
Resources and Chair of the Prudential
Foundation, was featured in a special
section about her recent honor of being
named a Fellow by the National Academy
of Human Resources, the most
prestigious honor in the field of
Human Resources. The issue also featured
its list of Top 100 Companies to
Work For 2011 and included remarks
from ELC members Jim Norman
(Kraft), Michael G. Johnson (UPS),
and Bill Harper (PG&E) about their
respective companies.
If you have information for
Members On the Move/In the
News, please submit it to
Damon Williams
(dwilliams@elcinfo.com).
Thank you.
The Washington Business Journal
recently honored ELC Board Member
Howard Woolley, SVP – Strategic
Alliances and Wireless Policy, Verizon
as one of its 2011 Minority Business
Leaders Award Recipients. He was
featured in their March 25 th -31 st edition
of the paper.
Bill Harper, VP and Chief Diversity
Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
(PG&E), Pat Harris, Global Chief
Diversity Officer for McDonald’s and
Jim Norman, VP – Diversity for Kraft
Foods were among the keynote speakers
at the recent Strategies ’11 Virtual Conference
March 22-23 hosted by Human
Capital Media, Diversity Executive and
Talent Management Magazines.
ELC Board Member Tracey Gray-
Walker, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer
for AXA Equitable had a Guest
Editorial in the March/April 2011 issue
of Diversity Executive magazine talking
about the ever changing world of diversity
and how employers who recognize
diversity as a business critical matter will
gain a critical competitive advantage.
The March 5-11, 2011 issue of The
Afro-American newspaper featured an
article on the 25 th Anniversary Black
Engineer of the Year Awards. Ted
Childs, Principal of Ted Childs LLC
was quoted several times from his
speech given at the event and the article
mentioned how Bill Granville,
Founder, Chairman & CEO of the
Granville Academy Inc. was instrumental
in helping to reach out to Fortune
500 CEOs to help support the
Awards program while he was an executive
at Mobil Oil.

Racquel Oden Margot Copeland
Black Enterprise’s May 2011 issue featured several ELC member recognitions,
including Patricia Harris, Global Chief Diversity Officer for McDonald’s who was
interviewed and featured on the cover of the issue as it featured the top executives
in diversity. The issue also showcased Anton Vincent (General Mills) and
Antoinette McCorvey’s (Eastman Kodak) recent promotions in their On the Move
section. Council Treasurer Carla Harris and Racquel Oden, Managing Director
& Head of Global Product Strategy for Merrill Lynch provided advice on how to
stand out in the Finance Field. Members, including Harris, who were featured as
the Top Executives in Diversity were Anthony Carter (J&J), Desiree Dancy (The
New York Times Co.), Deb Elam (GE), Linda Forte (Comerica), Edward Gadsden
(Pfizer), Tracey Gray-Walker (AXA Equitable), Lance Lavergne (NY Life),
Ron Glover (IBM), Jacqui Robertson (ING), Marva Smalls (MTV
Networks/Viacom), Geri Thomas (Bank of America), Rhonda Mims (ING), Jimmie
Walton Paschall (Marriott International); Margot Copeland (KeyBank),
Sonya Dukes (Wells Fargo & Co.), Debra Nelson (MGM Resorts International),
Ed Bullock (L’Oreal USA), Maurice Cox (PepsiCo), Charles A. Harvey (Johnson
Controls, Inc.), ELF Board member Lydia Mallett (Tyco International, Ltd.),
Jim Norman (Kraft Foods, Inc.), and Kim Strong (Target).
The website BlackGivesBack (www.blackgivesback.com) recently featured several
ELC members showing their philanthropic sides. Reginald Van Lee, EVP for
Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. was shown serving as gracious host, supporter and
auctioneer for the 7 th Annual Gala for Evidence – A Dance Company. Other ELC
member supporters of the gala included Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris and
Henry McGee, President – Home Box Office. McGee was also one of the Chairs
for the Ailey at the Apollo Benefit Gala for the Troupe’s Scholarship Fund.
ELC Board Chair Jessica Isaacs was
honored at The Opportunity Network’s
Fourth Annual “Night of
Opportunity” gala, on April 11 th in New
York City. The event attracted 450
influencers in the arts and entertainment,
Wall Street, politics, journalism and education.
The organization provides access
to career development, professional networks
and college guidance for talented,
underserved high school students.
Marva Smalls, EVP – Pubic Affairs,
Nickelodeon Kids & Family Group
was recently quoted on Justin Timberlake’s
receipt of the Big Help Award
at the recent Nickelodeon Kids’
Choice Awards in an article for
www.examiner.com and on Nickelodeon’s
“Big Help Earth Day” special
shows showcasing kids from St.
Bernard Parish in New Orleans and
how they are helping the environment
in an article for www.4-traders.com.
A. Barry Rand
In the April 14-20, 2011 issue of The
Washington Informer newspaper, A.
Barry Rand, CEO of AARP was pictured
being inducted into the Washington
DC Hall of Fame and attending a
weekend gala for the DC Chapter of
the Guardsmen at the Gaylord National
Harbor. In addition, the Informer’s
March 17-23, 2011 issue showed Rand
giving greetings at Howard University’s
annual Charter Day Celebration.
Rand is Chairman of the Howard University
Board of Trustees.
In the March/April 2011 issue of
Diversity & The Bar magazine, Rod
Gillum was acknowledged for his promotion
to Partner at Jackson Lewis
LLP in its review of 2010 Diverse Partner
Promotions section. Rod was also
featured in the May 12-18, 2011 issue
of The Washington Informer newspaper
in his role as Board Chair for the
Joint Center for Political and Economic
Studies’ 2011 Annual Gala
where he gave welcome remarks and
awarded the Louis E. Martin Great
American Award to the Honorable
John Lewis. Marva Smalls also made
a presentation to members of the retiring
Board of Governors.
Carla Harris, Managing Director –
Strategic Client Group and Emerging
Manager Platform at Morgan Stanley
was profiled in the May 2011 Issue of
Ebony magazine.
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Ingrid Saunders Jones, SVP – Global
Community Connections and Chair –
The Coca-Cola Foundation was presented
with the 2011 ROBIE Humanitarian
Award at the 2011 ROBIE
Awards dinner presented by the Jackie
Robinson Foundation as covered by
www.blackgivesback.com.
Carolyn Green, Managing Partner of
EnerGreen Capital Management
recently announced its acquisition of
controlling interest in Professional
Environment Engineers, Inc., a leading
regional environmental engineering
firm based in St. Louis.
ELF Board member Rhonda Mims,
President of the ING Foundation and
SVP – Corporate Responsibility and
Multicultural Affairs for ING, along
with Debra Lee, Chairman & CEO of
BET Networks were named 2011
Women of Distinction Spirit Awardees
by The Greater New York Chapter of
Links Inc. at a luncheon that was featured
in the May 12 th -18 th issue of The
New York Amsterdam News. Gerri
Warren-Merrick, President of Warren
Merrick Communications and President
of the Greater New York Chapter
was also quoted in the article.
In the May/June 2011 issue of Diversity
Executive magazine, IBM’s VP -
Diversity and Workforce Programs
Ron Glover was the Cover story about
he is bringing cultural adaptability and
diversity of thought to the company. In
addition, Deb Elam, VP and Chief
Diversity Officer for GE was quoted in
a story on how to balance diversity
while ensuring that potential candidates
for leadership positions are
accomplished enough to do the job.
In a June 8 th article on the Ghana Business
News website, Jerri DeVard,
Chief Marketing Officer for Nokia was
interviewed about the company’s
recent partnership with CNN to provide
its mapping services to CNN for
all its media platforms.
In the June 13 th issue of The Wall
Street Journal, American Express
Chairman & CEO Ken Chenault
along with GE’s Chairman & CEO Jeff
Immelt did an Op-Ed on five initial
recommendations from President
Obama’s Jobs and Competitiveness
Council (of which Immelt chairs) on
how to meet the Job Creation Challenge.
In addition, Ursula Burns,
CEO of Xerox was interviewed as part
of its Boss Talk regular feature section.
Gerald Adolph, SVP for Booz & Co.
was interviewed for an article on the
return of M&A to help corporations
grow for the June 10 th edition of The
Deal Magazine’s website.
Michelle Ebanks, President of
Essence Communications Inc. was
quoted in the April 28 th UnityFirst.com
Business World Index E-Newsletter
about the forthcoming Essence Music
Festival. Meanwhile, she and Rhonda
Mims were photographed as part of the
celebrities featured in an advertisement
of Essence’s Fourth Annual Black
Women in Hollywood event in the
June 2011 issue of Essence.
Aetna
Donates
$1.275 Million
to Support Martin
Luther King Jr. National
Memorial Project
Honoring the life of one of America’s
great heroes is the goal of the Martin
Luther King, Jr., National Memorial
Project currently under construction in
Washington, D.C. Recently, Aetna
announced its participation in the project
with the presentation of a $1.275
million donation.
“We are thrilled to be investing in Dr.
King’s dream for equality,” said ELC
Member Floyd Green, head of Community
Relations and Urban Marketing
for Aetna. “It’s a goal that Aetna is
working to fulfill, with our fight for
health care equality, access and affordability.”
A portion of Aetna’s gift will be used to
plant 180 new cherry trees at the
memorial site. Aetna joins dozens of
ELC Corporate Members in support of
the memorial. The King Memorial is
being built on the National Mall, in a
direct line between the Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorials. A Dedication
Ceremony for the Memorial will be
held on Aug. 28, 2011.

CORPORATE BOARD CENSUS
Shows Decline in Seats Held by African Americans
Blacks, Women and Other Minorities Remain Seriously Underrepresented
In May, the Alliance for Board Diversity
(ABD) released a census of women
and minorities in corporate boardrooms
showing a decline in the combined
number of seats for women and minorities
on the boards of the nation’s leading
corporations. The Executive Leadership
Council (ELC) is a founding partner in
the Alliance for Board Diversity.
Considering the hundreds of board seats
that became available during the six
year period, ELC considered the numbers
for all underrepresented groups,
particularly for blacks, as disconcerting.
“It is troubling groups already severely
underrepresented on corporate boards
have collectively experienced such little
progress over the last six years,”
ELC president and CEO Arnold W.
Donald remarked in his assessment of
the available data. “Most business
leaders recognize that inclusion and
the diversity of thinking that results
from it creates real value. Shareholder
value for most of the companies listed
in the census is being compromised by
limited board diversity.”
The ABD has worked collaboratively
for more than six years to encourage
corporations to increase the diversity of
their boards. Catalyzed by sponsoring
companies Altria and Kraft, the ELC has
recently begun its own Corporate Board
Initiative. ELC identifies and offers
development opportunities to its members
who are “board ready” and those
who are nearly ready to assume the rigors
of corporate board responsibilities.
The organization has assembled an elite
cadre of members prepared for board
leadership and has worked with leading
search organizations such as Heidrick &
Struggles to prepare candidates and
match them with opportunities.
“With so many qualified women and
minority candidates available for board
service, it is staggering to find that no
real progress has been made in the past
six years to advance minorities and
(l-r) Pat Prout of The Prout Group, Carlos Orta of HACR, Ilene Lang of Catalyst, J.D.
Hokoyama of LEAP and ELC’s Arnold Donald participated in the HACR Leadership
Conference where the ABD Census on women and minorities on corporate boards was
announced.
women into the boardroom,” said Ilene
H. Lang, Chair of the ABD and President
and CEO of Catalyst, an ABD
founding partner focused on advancing
women in business. “Research has
shown that diverse teams produce better
results. In particular, Catalyst
research revealed that more diverse
boards, on average, are linked with better
financial performance. Corporate
America has the opportunity to seize
the advantage that a more diverse
board can yield in this increasingly
competitive global economy.”
Recent U.S. Census data shows that
women and minority men comprise 66
percent of the U.S. population. Yet the
ABD report indicated that more than
30 companies had no women or minority
representation whatsoever.
“Few will debate that inclusion and the
diversity of thinking that it brings to
business challenges creates real shareholder
value,” further stated Mr. Donald
of ELC. “That’s why the collective
underrepresentation of women and
minority groups on the boards of
America’s largest corporations as
reported in this study is more than a little
concerning. We at ELC, together
with our ABD partners, plan to make a
meaningful contribution in helping
America’s corporations address this
missed opportunity.”
Corporations interested in increasing
board diversity may contact ELC or any
of the partners in the ABD for access to
the most qualified diverse candidates
available for corporate board service.
Founded in 2004, the Alliance for
Board Diversity is a collaboration of
four leadership organizations: Catalyst
www.catalyst.org, The Executive
Leadership Council www.elcinfo.com,
the Hispanic Association on Corporate
Responsibility www.hacr.org, and
Leadership Education for Asian
Pacifics, Inc www.leap.org. The Prout
Group Inc. www.proutgroup.com, an
executive search firm, is a founding
partner of the alliance and serves as
advisor and facilitator. The groups have
a common goal to enhance shareholder
value by promoting inclusion of women
and minorities on corporate boards.
More information about ABD and
access to the full “Missing Pieces:
Women and Minorities on Fortune 500
Boards – 2010 Alliance for Board
Diversity Census” is available at
www.theabd.org.
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ELC LEAD Scholars Enter Exciting Summer
The Executive Leadership
Foundation presented
Leadership Education and
Development (LEAD) with
a two-year grant at the
2010 ELC/ELF Annual
Recognition Gala last
October in New York, and
the investment is already
showing impressive results.
LEAD, a nationally recognized leadership
development organization offering
minority high school students
multi-week residential academic,
social, and developmental immersion
programs at top business and engineering
schools during the summer, helps
A group of students from the LEAD Summer Global Institute in South Africa.
American students participate in the LEAD Summer Global Institute with South
African students in South Africa.
prepare students for future global business
leadership. Member corporations
such as ExxonMobil, JPMorgan
Chase, Deloitte and UBS, among others,
sponsor the organization. LEAD
also conducts programs in South
Africa and Canada as well.
LEAD created an ELC Scholars Program
to provide 100% tuition for sixty
African-American students to take part
in these immersion programs.
“This is an investment by the ELC in
the future of African-American leader-

ship in the C-suites and boardrooms of
major corporations,” said ELC President
and CEO Arnold W. Donald.
“Throughout our 25 years we have
dedicated ourselves to helping fill the
pipeline of promising African Americans
from the classroom to the boardroom.
We expect our support for
LEAD to have a measurable impact on
accomplishing that objective.”
A half million dollars of funding was
provided by The Executive Leadership
Foundation through its Community
Impact Initiative, chaired by ELC
members Lynton Scotland of Sustainable
Star and Susan Chapman of
American Express. Both serve on the
Foundation’s Board of Directors.
In addition to ELC’s financial support,
LEAD benefits from working with
individual ELC members to make an
even greater impact – ensuring ELC
members feel a strong connection with
this worthwhile program through
engagement. LEAD’s Business, Engineering
and Computer Science Programs
take place on some of the
leading campuses around the country.
(Please see sidebar box for this year’s
dates and schools.)
The ELC and LEAD invited members
to visit and engage the students in
“fireside chats” to share their stories
and words of advice and encouragement.
Some members are expected to
host meetings with students at their
offices.
Also, eighteen 9th and 10th grade students
representing all nationalities,
religious and socio-economic backgrounds
will join thirty-six South
African students in the third annual
LEAD Summer Global Institute held
at the University of Cape Town. For
the past three years, LEAD has facilitated
a global career and cultural
immersion experience for highachieving
students with South African
peers from regional tribes.
Beyond friendships cultivated, students
participate in an atmosphere of
cross-cultural collaboration to gain
understanding of the global landscape
in the areas of business, engineering
and the health sciences. They are
exposed to college level curriculum,
learn from corporate executives, tour
global companies and engage in cultural
exchange activities to foster
greater appreciation for the South
African culture.
The LEAD Summer Global Institute
has had more than 250 participants.
LEAD was started in 1980 by University
of Pennsylvania Wharton Business
School professors and executives from
McNeil Pharmaceuticals to increase
exposure to minority role models in the
corporate sector. Thirty-one years later,
over 8,500 academically talented students
from across the United States
have earned either an undergraduate or
graduate degree from top universities
and are working in business, engineering,
sciences and law careers.
LEAD promotes minority college
attendance and graduation, has
increased representation of minorities
in business and engineering roles
where they traditionally have been
underrepresented, and has provided a
replicable framework for partnerships
to improve educational and career outcomes
for underrepresented minorities.
“With generous support from The
Executive Leadership Foundation and
ELC members we will have a positive,
lasting impact on so many more minority
youngsters interested in pursuing
careers in business, engineering and
the health sciences,” said Ric Ramsey,
president and CEO of LEAD Program.
“We are thrilled that we have been able
to accomplish so much since last October
and look forward to updating ELC
members with more information about
how the Community Impact Initiative
has helped change lives.”
For more information about LEAD,
please visit www.leadprogram.org or
contact Dan Gill, Director of External
Affairs for LEAD at 215-753-2490 or
dgill@leadprogram.org. Or contact
Camilla McGhee, ELC COO and
Director of Corporate Council Programs
at cmcghee@elcinfo.com or
(703) 706.5200.
LEAD Business
2011 Program Dates:
• University of Virginia:
June 5-25
• Dartmouth College:
June 26 - July 16
• Stanford University:
June 24 - July 16
• Northwestern University:
June 26 - July 16
• University of Illinois:
July 10-29
• University of Michigan:
July 10-30
• Duke University:
June 18 - July 8
• University of Pennsylvania:
July 3-30
http://www.leadbusinesssite.org/
LEAD Engineering
2011 Program Dates:
• CalTech: July 6-27
• Georgia Tech: July 10-29
• Villanova University: July 10-28
http://www.leadengineeringsite.org/
• LEAD Engineering Computer
Science Institute 2011 Program
Dates:
– University of California
(Berkeley):
July 10-30
(Level II Foundations)
– University of Virginia:
June 12 - July 1
(Level II Foundations)
– Stanford University:
August 1-8
(Level I Experience)
– University of Michigan:
June 27 - July 1
(Level I Experience)
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Lowry’s Book on Minority Business
is in Demand
ELC Member James H. Lowry, a
nationally recognized workforce and
supplier diversity expert and a Senior
Advisor for The Boston Consulting
Group, has written a book with coauthor
Leonard Greenhalgh. Minority
Business Success charts a path for the
full participation of minority businesses
in the U.S. economy. Greenhalgh
is Director of Programs for
Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
at the Tuck School of Business
at Dartmouth. He is the author of Managing
Strategic Relationships.
The book lays out a new paradigm for
developing minority businesses and
ways they can fully contribute to our
national competitive advantage and
prosperity. The book contains summaries
of demographic changes in
America and provides support for why
it's in the nation’s interest to foster the
survival, prosperity, and growth of
minority-owned businesses. The
authors outline why minority businesses
are so vital to the solution to America’s
current economic woes and what minority
firms must do to take their place in
major value chains. Upon reviewing
the book, Steve Reinemund of Wake
Forest University and retired chairman/CEO
of PepsiCo said, “Minorityowned
businesses are essential to the
fabric of a strong and sustainable economic
system in our country. This book
provides the inspiration for commitment,
as well as a blueprint for success.”
11th Annual CEO Diversity Summit October 20th
ELC’s annual CEO Diversity Summit
is an unmatched opportunity for ELC
members and their CEO’s to tackle talent
management issues in a confidential
peer group within the context of complex
business problems they are currently
trying to solve. Each year nearly
35 corporate CEO’s and their ELC
member executives engage in a dialogue
leading to innovative solutions
and an on-going network for benchmarking
and developing global talent.
Held on the day of ELC’s 25th
Anniversary Recognition Gala, this
year’s keynote speaker is Frans
Johansson, author of “The Medici
Effect.” His book was named one of
the Top-10 best business books by
Amazon.com and has been translated
into 13 languages. A special feature
will be CEO Case Studies with Steve
Reinemund, Dean of Wake Forest University’s
two business schools – The
Calloway School of Business &
Accountancy and The Babcock Graduate
School of Management – and former
chairman and CEO of PepsiCo.
Attendees from Summit share best practices during a Board Diversity session.

President Obama Appoints Two ELC Members
to Management Advisory Board
President Barack Obama
appointed ELC Members Debra
Lee of BET and Ronald
Williams, former Aetna CEO, to key
Administration posts.
President Obama said, “I am grateful
that these impressive individuals have
chosen to dedicate their talents to serving
the American people at this important
time for our country. I look
forward to working with them in the
months and years ahead to deliver a
government that’s more affordable,
effective and efficient.”
The President’s Management Advisory
Board (PMAB) was established by
Executive Order on April 19, 2010 to
provide advice on how to implement
best business practices on matters
related to Federal Government management
and operation, with a particular
focus on productivity, the
application of technology, and customer
service. This is part of the President’s
ongoing commitment to cut
waste and get the most from taxpayer
dollars.
The Board, chaired by the Deputy
Director for Management of the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
Jeffrey Zients, will advise both the
President and the President’s Management
Council, an interagency group
that includes the deputy secretaries
from the major executive departments
and agencies.
The establishment of PMAB builds on
the work of the President’s Accountable
Government Initiative and the
2010 White House Forum on Modernizing
Government, which brought
together 50 of the country’s top Chief
Executive Officers, who shared ideas
about adapting their proven techniques
and practices to spark improvements in
efficiency and effectiveness across the
government.
The President’s Management Advisory Board (PMAB) was
established by Executive Order on April 19, 2010 to provide
advice on how to implement best business practices on matters
related to Federal Government management and operation, with
a particular focus on productivity, the application of technology,
and customer service.
Debra L. Lee, Appointee for Member,
President’s Management Advisory Board
Debra L. Lee is currently Chairman and CEO of
BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. In this role,
Ms. Lee has led the company’s successful reinvigorated
brand and programming strategy resulting in
consistent increases in viewership and revenue.
Prior to being named CEO, she was the Chief
Operating Officer of the company from 1996 to
2005. She also previously served as Vice President
and General Counsel for the company from 1986 to
1996. Before joining BET, she was an attorney at
the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP from 1981
to 1986. Ms. Lee holds a B.S. from Brown University and a J.D. from Harvard
University.
Ronald A. Williams, Appointee for Member,
President’s Management Advisory Board
Ronald A. Williams served as Chairman of Aetna
Inc., a diversified health care benefits company.
Previously, Mr. Williams served as Chairman and
CEO of Aetna from 2006 to 2010. In 2002, Mr.
Williams was named President and joined Aetna’s
Board of Directors. He was named CEO in February
2006 and Chairman of the Board in October
2006. Prior to joining Aetna, Mr. Williams was
Group President of the Large Group Division at
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. and President of
the company’s Blue Cross of California subsidiary.
Mr. Williams lends his time and expertise to a number of organizations, such as
the International Federation of Health Plans, the Healthcare Leadership Council,
GE Healthymagination Advisory Committee, the Wall Street Journal CEO Council
and the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board. He serves on the Board of
Directors of The Boeing Company and American Express Company. In January
2010, he co-chaired the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos,
Switzerland. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Roosevelt University and holds an
M.S. in Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
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Officers
Chair
Jessica Isaacs
Marsh, Inc.
Vice-Chair
Bernard Tyson
Kaiser Permanente
Secretary
Valerie D. Lewis
Safeway Inc.
Treasurer
Carla Harris
Morgan Stanley
Directors
Arnold W. Donald
The Executive Leadership Council
Officers
Chair
Laysha Ward
Target Corporation
Vice-Chair
Michael C. Hyter
Global Novations
Secretary
Stephanie Bell-Rose
TIAA-CREF
Treasurer
Milton M. Irvin
UBS Investment Bank
Directors
Arnold W. Donald
The Executive Leadership Foundation
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Mission Statement:
“Providing African American executives with a network and leadership forum that adds perspective
and direction to the achievement of excellence in business, economic and public policies for the
African American community, their corporations and the community at large”
The Executive Leadership Council Board of Directors
Phyllis Anderson
Humana Inc.
Orlando Ashford
Marsh and McLennan Companies
Cedric Coco
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Kimberly B. Davis
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Tracey Gray-Walker
AXA Equitable
David M. Harris
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (retired)
J. Harold Hatchett III
Shell Oil Company
The Executive Leadership Foundation Board of Directors
Diane T. Ashley
Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Lloyd W. Brown II
Citi ®
Susan Chapman
American Express Company
Ehrika C. Gladden
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe
Moody’s
Rick Frazier
The Coca-Cola Company
Lydia Mallett
Tyco International Ltd.
President & CEO
Arnold W. Donald
Director of Communications/Editor
Michael Dutton
Communications Manager/Contributor
Damon Williams
Nicole Lewis
Kelly Services
Ronald C. Parker
PepsiCo, Inc. (retired)
Alana Ward Robinson
Robinson Group Consulting, Inc.
Chris Simmons
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Eric Watson
Delhaize America, Inc.
Howard Woolley
Verizon
Ex-Officio
Milton M. Irvin
Foundation Treasurer
UBS Investment Bank
Rhonda Mims
ING
A. Louis Parker
GE Security (retired)
Lynton Scotland
NRG Energy, Inc. (retired)
Ex-Officio
W. Roy Dunbar
Immediate Past Chair
Sustainable Star
Bernard Tyson
Council Vice-Chair
Kaiser Permanente
Director, Corporate Council Services &
Foundation Programs
Camilla McGhee
Design
Dawn Affiliated Services, Inc.