In 2022, 17 percent of the 414 new board members appointed in Fortune 500 companies were Blacks or African-Americans. This was a nine percentage points less than the previous year, but still higher than in most years under consideration
Percentage of new Black or African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022
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Heidrick & Struggles. (March 7, 2023). Percentage of new Black or African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of new Black or African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. (2023). Percentage of new Black or African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
Heidrick & Struggles. "Percentage of New Black or African-american Directors on Fortune 500 Boards from 2009 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/
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Percentage of new Black or African-American directors on Fortune 500 boards from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], Heidrick & Struggles, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547948/percentage-of-new-african-american-directors-on-fortune-500-boards/