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| AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN BUSINESS |
It didn't take very long to identify dozens of the top African-American heads of big-name American firms, despite an overall lack of representation in the higher levels of business.
The black CEOs on our list come from all corners of the country and lead public and private companies across all sectors of the economy.
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| JAN ADAMS, JMA SOLUTIONS |
Adams founded JMA in 2005 following 24 years of service in the United States Air Force. Her vision has fueled JMA's growth into the #125 ranking in the 2012
Inc. Magazine 5000, including the #1 ranking in Washington, D.C. The company provides financial management, IT services, systems and concept engineering and program management to the federal government.
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| OPRAH WINFREY, OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK |
This list wouldn't be complete without television's greatest female personality, Oprah Winfrey. Once told that she would never be fit for presence on TV, Oprah has created a niche in the daily lives of millions of people and has spun gold from her success. She currently sits as the CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network, a joint venture between her former Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA).
With a personal estimated net worth of $2.8 billion, Oprah finds herself at #168 in the richest people in the United States, #151 on the Forbes 500, #2 in the Celebrity 100 and #1 in TV/Radio. Oprah Winfrey also landed herself on the cover of Forbes magazine in September 2012 with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
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| URSULA M. BURNS, XEROX CORPORATION |
The document management giant is run by Ursula Burns, who became the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company in 2009. Xerox's (NYSE: XRX) 2012 revenues were $22.39 billion and its Fortune 500 ranking stands at #127.
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| JANICE BRYANT, ACT-1 GROUP |
The North Carolina-native runs a billion dollar enterprise in ACT-1, which is now the nation's largest woman- and minority-owned employment-services company in the US. ACT-1 is a specialized staffing company.
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