Category: Black Leaders Award

Laura R. Washington Partner, Litigation & Trial Education: JD, Georgetown Law School; BA, Harvard University Company Name: Latham & Watkins LLP Industry: Law Company CEO: N/A Company Headquarters Location: N/A Number of Employees: 5000+ Your Location (if different from above): Los Angeles, California Seize the Opportunity to Mentor I often say that I grew up… Read the full article

Bob Thomas Senior Vice President & Regional Executive, Northeast Education: BA, communications, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (formerly North Adams State College) Company Name: Liberty Mutual Group Industry: Insurance Company CEO: David H. Long Company Headquarters Location: Boston, Massachusetts Number of Employees: 50,000 Words you live by: There’s always room for improvement; it’s the biggest… Read the full article

Allison Green Johnson Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and Head of Culture & Engagement Education: MA, counseling psychology, Howard University; BA, psychology, Spelman College Company Name: Lincoln Financial Group Industry: Financial services Company CEO: Dennis Glass Company Headquarters Location: Radnor, Pennsylvania Number of Employees: 11,000 Words you live by: Listen, learn, and then, lead.… Read the full article

Jonathan C. Hughley Partner Education: JD cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law–Urbana-Champaign; BS, mechanical engineering, University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Company Name: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP Industry: Law (Intellectual Property) Company CEO: Jeffrey S. Sharp, Managing Partner Company Headquarters Location: Chicago, Illinois Number of Employees: 200 Words you live by: I strive to be… Read the full article

Marcus A. Christian Partner Education: JD, Yale Law School; M.Sc., University of Oxford, Oxford UK (Rhodes Scholar); BA, Williams College Company Name: Mayer Brown LLP Industry: Law Company CEO: Paul Theiss Company Headquarters Location: N/A Number of Employees: More than 3,600 Your Location (if different from above): Washington, DC Words you live by: You must… Read the full article

Oral Pottinger Partner Company Name: Mayer Brown LLP Industry: Law Company CEO: Paul Theiss Company Headquarters Location: N/A Number of Employees: More than 3,600 Your Location (if different from above): Washington, DC Words you live by: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” –Frederick Douglass Who is your personal hero? Arthur Ashe What… Read the full article

Ingrid Tolentino CEO, MetLife Legal Plans Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science, Syracuse University Company Name: MetLife Legal Plans Industry: Insurance Company CEO: Ingrid Tolentino Company Headquarters Location: Cleveland, Ohio Number of Employees: 180 Words you live by: “Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality.” –Les Brown Who is your personal hero? I… Read the full article

Terry Pierce Regional Campus Recruiting Senior Manager Education: Bachelor of Science (Honors Program), English and accounting, Langston University Company Name: Moss Adams Industry: Public Accounting Company CEO: Chris Schmidt Company Headquarters Location: Seattle, Washington Number of Employees: 3,300+ Your Location (if different from above): Dallas, Texas Words you live by: “Always act like you belong.”… Read the full article

Michael A. Brown Partner Education: JD, Georgetown University Law Center; BS, College of the Holy Cross Company Name: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Industry: Law Company CEO: Jim Lehman Company Headquarters Location: Columbia, South Carolina Number of Employees: 1,540 firm-wide Your Location (if different from above): Baltimore, Maryland Words you live by: Every day… Read the full article

Anthony Holt Branch Manager Education: BS, criminal justice, North Carolina Central University Company Name: New American Funding Industry: Mortgage Company CEO: Rick Arvielo Company Headquarters Location: Tustin, California Number of Employees: 4300+ Words you live by: “… lifting as we climb …” –Mary Church Terrell Who is your personal hero? My mother What book are… Read the full article