In 2021, there were 449 new board members appointed in Fortune 500 companies. African-Americans accounted for 26 percent of new directors in 2021, compared to 5.3 percent in 2009. This was a slight decrease from the previous year but still the second highest percentage of newly appointed African-American board members ever.
Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021
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Heidrick & Struggles. (May 10, 2022). Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021." Chart. May 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. (2022). Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of New African-american Directors on Fortune 500 Boards from 2009 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles, Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Percentage of new African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2021 [Graph], Heidrick & Struggles, May 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/