Bozoma Saint John is a well-known American businessperson. She worked as chief marketing officer (CMO) at Netflix. Before, she was CMO at Endeavor, and chief brand officer (CBO) at Uber until June 2018. Until June 2017, she was a marketing executive at Apple Music after joining the company in its acquisition of Beats Music. In addition, she was named among the Top 50 Most Influential Female Leaders in Africa within the corporate and business sphere by Leading Ladies Africa in May 2021.
Dawn Dickson ( Full Name: Dawn Dickson Akpoghene) is a popular American businesswoman, inventor, author, and investor who is the director of International Business at Cameo 1 Homes since April 2023. She is also the founder and executive chairman of Flat Out of Heels, LLC. Dawn is also a Founder, Marketing Business Development Consultant at D1 Consulting International. She hosts the BARS podcast and is a co-author of a book titled Started in the DM: Using Social Media to Find the One.
Tekedra Mawakana is a noted American businesswoman and lawyer. She is working as co-chief executive officer of Waymo and was previously the company’s chief operating officer. Before, she worked at Steptoe & Johnson, AOL, Yahoo!, and eBay. In addition, she is an active board member at the Consumer Technology Association, the Global Network Initiative, the Internet Association, Boom Supersonic, Operator Collective, and Intuit.
Kourtney Gibson is a popular American Chief Institutional Client Officer at TIAA a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions, since July 2022. She is also a Board Member of MarketAxess since July 2020 and a Trustee of the University of Miami since 2017. From 2020 to July 2023, Kourtney was on the board of directors for Lululemon Athletica.
Timnit Gebru is a noted Eritrean Ethiopian-born computer scientist. She mostly works on algorithmic bias and data mining. She is a co-founder of Black in AI and an advocate for diversity in technology. Gebru was the center of a public controversy stemming from her abrupt and contentious departure from Google as technical co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team in December 2020. In addition, she is the founder of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR).
Jesseca Dupart ( Full Name: Jesseca Faye Harris-Dupart) is a preeminent American entrepreneur. As of now, she works at Kaleidoscope Hair Products as the founder and chief executive officer.
Sheila Cherfilus Mccormick is a popular American businesswoman and politician working as the U.S. representative for Florida’s 20th congressional district. She began her first full term in Congress on January 3, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Sheila received a special election in 2022 to take the seat left vacant after the demise of Alcee Hastings.
Melissa Butler is a well-known American entrepreneur. She founded the cosmetic brand The Lip Bar. Butler had an appearance on Shark Tank in 2015 where her pitch for the vegan lipstick brand was rejected by every judge. From 2012 to 2015, the firm earned $100,000 in revenue. In addition, the lipsticks consist of bright colors and nudes, many with cocktail-themed names.
Michelle Seitz is a prominent American investor and business executive. She is the previous chief executive officer and chairman of Russell Investments. Furthermore, Michelle is one of the few women in the world who was leading a global asset management firm.
Terri Jackson is a prominent American who works for the Women’s National Basketball Players Association as an executive director. Furthermore, she was featured in Sports Illustrated “The Unrelenting”, on the most powerful women in sports in the year 2020.
