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Minority Executives Making Moves

The Top 50 Minority Executives Making Moves will be an annual list by the Minority Business Review, highlighting executives of color who are excelling in their fields and are making a valuable impact.

Combing through profiles of several minority executives, it was comforting to know the United States is not lacking in talent, however, the road to equitable representation has a long way to go. The selection team was tasked with highlighting executives of color across the spectrum of industry, age, and background.

Far too often when we think of leaders or executives to highlight, the default is to seek leaders popular across mainstream media. This list of Top 50 Minority Executives Making Moves went deeper. You will find names you may have never heard before, and some names you know but more importantly you will find leaders who are making a mark in their industry, community, and across the United States. These leaders deserve our recognition and support. If you don’t recognize a name, spend a little bit of time learning more about the incredible work they’re doing.

Sarah Ahmad

Sarah, CEO of CAQH, is a healthcare leader and explorer with over 25 years of experience spanning operations and innovation. She loves applying human-centered...

Hugh Allen

Hugh Allen as the Head of U.S. Commercial Real Estate (CRE). Allen is a 30-year veteran of the banking industry and has been with...

Abbey Wemimo

Wemimo Abbey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, a financial technology company advancing rent reporting and data solutions for credit building and one...

Marcos Vicente

Vicente is vice president of finance and business operations for Comcast’s California region. With over 3,500 employees, California is one of the largest in...

Sean Tresvant

Sean Tresvant is chief executive officer of the Taco Bell division at Yum! Brands, Inc. In this role, he will oversee the global leadership...

Everette Taylor

Everette Taylor is CEO of Kickstarter, the world’s premiere crowdfunding platform for creative projects. Under Everette’s leadership, Kickstarter was named one of Time Magazine’s...

Dasia Taylor

Inventor Dasia Taylor is one of those people who seems destined to change the world. At just 14 years old, she was consulting at...

Garry Tan

Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator and a group partner. He was a partner at Y Combinator from 2011 to 2015,...

Dawn Staley

Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach who is currently the head coach for...

Suzanne Shank

Suzanne Shank is President, CEO and a co-founder of Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, a full-service investment banking firm offering debt and equity...

Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani is a leading activist and the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, formerly Marshall Plan for Moms. She has spent...

Miriam Rivera

Miriam Rivera is co-founder and managing director of Ulu Ventures, a top seed-stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on information technology startups. She...

Lynn Dee Rapp

Lynn Dee Rapp, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, a former longtime investment banker with Morgan Stanley and former chairperson of the...

Shanthi Rajaram

Shanthi Rajaram is the founding CEO & President of Amazech Solutions, LLC, and has over 25 years of experience in technology and entrepreneurship. Amazech...

Carlos Quezada

The son of Mexican parents bounced between Mexico and the US during his adolescence before finally settling in the US when he was fourteen....

Micheal Pugh

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named Michael T. Pugh, president and CEO of Carver Bancorp , as its new chief executive officer....

Nikki Pieratos

Nikki is a previous board member and donor of Tiwahe Foundation. She is devoted to cultivating leadership in the Native community that emulates our...

Sandra Oh Lin

Sandra Oh Lin is the Founder and CEO of KiwiCo. KiwiCo is inspiring the next generation of innovators by designing and delivering seriously fun...

Cece Meadows

Cece Meadows, founder-CEO of Prados Beauty, tapped into what is now her life’s work. Inspired by her Xicana, Yoeme and Nʉmʉnʉʉ roots, Meadows established...

Yoky Matsuoka

Yoky Matsuoka is the Founder & CEO of Yohana, an independently led subsidiary of Panasonic focused on building consumer technology products and services to...

Alvaro Luque

Alvaro Luque is the CEO and President of Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the top avocado brand in the U.S. Under his leadership, AFM has...

Lauren Lopez

Lauren Lopez is the Chief People and Culture Officer at NWSL. Lopez oversees HR operations, talent acquisition, and DEI strategies with responsibility for the...

Stephanie Kim

Stephanie Kim is the Chief Administration Officer (CAO) at Telamon Corporation and the President of Telamon Robotics. She is currently responsible for developing a...

Steven Paul Judd

Steven Paul Judd is Kiowa and Choctaw from Norman, Oklahoma. He is a filmmaker, director, screenwriter, writer of fiction and visualist. He’s a member...

Al London

Al London recently joined Old National Bank in March of 2024. Old National Bank is the largest bank headquartered in the state of Indiana...

Pearlena Igbokwe

Pearlena Igbokwe is the chairman of Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal. She is responsible for all aspects of creative affairs and production...

Karlene Hunter

Karlene Hunter is CEO and Co-Founder, Native American Natural Foods Karlene Hunter, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has more than 25 years...

Brooke Hart Jones

BROOKE HART JONES is a Hampton University Graduate, HBCU Alum and creator of HBCyoU Dolls (a Purpose Toys brand). The idea for the ‘HBCyou’...

Tim Harris II

Timothy Harris II has over 15 years of professional experience in international business relationships. As a supply chain expert, he is the managing member...

Xavier A Gutierrez

Xavier Gutierrez is the first Latino President and CEO in the National Hockey League, leading the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Club. In this role, Gutierrez...

Dustin Goslin

Dustin (Pam-Mbwit-M’ko) is a proud member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation of Mayetta, Kansas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geography from...

Samir Goel

Samir Goel and Abbey Wemimo are the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Esusu, a financial technology platform that reports rental data to build tenant’s credit...

Kobie Fuller

Venture capitalist Kobie Fuller was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 15, 1980. He grew up in Milton, Massachusetts and spend most of his...

José E. Feliciano

José E. Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a private investment firm founded in 2006. In addition to his...

Douglas Eze

Douglas A. C. Eze established Largo Financial Services Inc. in 2000 with a vision to provide individuals and small business owners with the education...

Dr. Lorenzo L Esters

Lorenzo Lamar Esters is president of The Indianapolis Foundation, one of the oldest community foundations in the nation. He previously served as Chancellor for...

Colleen Echohawk

Colleen Echohawk is CEO of Native lifestyle brand Eighth Generation, using her connections and business acumen to take the small business global. Through an...

Dorene C Dominguez

Dorene C. Dominguez has served as the Chairwoman and CEO of Vanir since 2004. Continuing the legacy of her father, who founded the company...

Joseph Dominguez

Joseph Dominguez is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation, which employs 13,000 workers, has generating capacity of more than 32,400 megawatts and...

Marian Croak

Marian Croak is Vice President of the engineering group at Google. In this role, Croak is responsible for expanding what the Internet is capable...

Tracy Chou

Tracy Chou is an entrepreneur and software engineer, known for her work advocating for diversity and inclusion in tech. She is currently the founder...

David Chitel

David Chitel is considered by many to be an industry leader in the New Generation Latino media and entertainment space. Along with founding partner,...

Kelly D Carlisle

Kelly D. Carlisle Founder and Executive Director of Acta Non Verba, is a veteran of the United States Navy and has been the recipient...

Adriene Buenos

Adriene Buenos oversees LinkedIn’s Athletes & Sports Community vertical. Working at the intersection of sports, entertainment and tech I manage creators on LinkedIn from...

John Hope Bryant

John Hope Bryant is an American entrepreneur, thought leader and philanthropic leader, referred to as the Conscience of Capitalism by the CEOs of Delta...

Sarah Bond

Sarah Bond is an influential figure in the gaming industry, presently serving as the president of Xbox at Microsoft. Her journey to the top...

Prairie Bighorn-Blount

Prairie serves as Executive Director of the American Indian Business Leaders organization, the only native non-profit dedicated to increasing the representation of American Indian...

Ashley Bell

Ashley is the co-founder and General Counsel for the National Black Bank Foundation and the $250 million Black Bank Fund, and in this role,...

Tamarah Begay

Tamarah is the Founder of IDS+A, a Navajo Woman Owned architectural firm. Ms. Begay is a member of the Navajo Nation and has over...

Diana Arredond

Diana is an attorney with over fifteen years of experience in Intellectual Property, Domain Names, Digital, Media, Privacy and Data Protection, licensed to practice...

Victoria Vasques

For more than 30 years, Ms. Vasques has been an advocate for American Indians,leading education reform, health and wellness and advancing energy initiatives. Sheis...

Eric Yuan

Eric Yuan is the founder of Zoom, a video communications tool that went public in April 2019; Zoom usage surged during the coronavirus pandemic....

Tony Xu

Tony Xu is the CEO and co-founder of DoorDash, a technology company passionate about transforming local businesses and dedicated to enabling new ways of...

Tamara Winfrey-Harris

Tamara Winfrey-Harris is the president of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, a special interest fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation. Winfrey-Harris has...

Carla Vernon

Carla Vernón is the CEO of The Honest Company, she was Vice President of consumables at Amazon. Through this appointment, Vernón will become one...

Alejandro Vélez Ramírez

Alejandro is one of the co-founders of Back to the Roots, an organic food & gardening company they founded in 2010 after discovering how...