ORGANIZATION

"The Executive Leadership Council is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation, founded in 1986 by 19 African-American corporate executives dedicated to a bold mission -- to provide African-American executives of Fortune 500 companies 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."

Official Website:
http://www.elcinfo.com/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1986

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rodney C. Adkins	Business	23-Aug-1958		Senior VP at IBM
Kenneth J. Bacon	Business	c. 1954		EVP at Fannie Mae
Y. Marc Belton	Business	c. 1959		Executive at General Mills
Caroline H. Byrd	Business	c. 1949		GlobalTech Financial
Arnold W. Donald	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Merisant, 2000-03
Ann M. Fudge	Business	23-Apr-1951		CEO of Young & Rubicam, 2003-07
Bruce S. Gordon	Business	15-Feb-1946		President of the NAACP, 2005-07
Ira D. Hall	Business	c. 1945		Utendahl Capital Management
Arthur H. Harper	Business	3-Dec-1955		CEO, GE Equipment Services 2002-05
Michele J. Hooper	Business	c. 1951		Co-Founder, The Directors' Council
Mannie L. Jackson	Business	4-May-1939		Owner of the Harlem Globetrotters
Cleve L. Killingsworth	Business	5-Jun-1952		Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Glenda G. McNeal	Business	c. 1961		Senior VP at American Express
Lionel L. Nowell III	Business	c. 1955		Treasurer of Pepsi
Clarence Otis	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Darden Restaurants
Bradley T. Sheares	Business	1957		CEO of Reliant Pharmaceuticals
Paula A. Sneed	Business	10-Nov-1947		Retired EVP, Kraft Foods
Mary Beth West	Business	c. 1962		Chief Marketing Officer, Kraft Foods
Alfred W. Zollar	Business	c. 1955		IBM executive, Tivoli Software

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