There are just four black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies , despite senior black profit and loss ( P&L ) leaders demonstrating they are among the highest - performing US executives . A report by Korn Ferry said c - suites are failing to nurture a pipeline of black executives , and they make up only around 50 % of senior P&L leaders . Korn ##baum also stated almost 60 % said they had to pay twice as much as their white counterparts , while 80 % said having a job had been " indispensable " to their careers .
There are just four black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies, despite senior black profit and loss (P&L) leaders demonstrating they are among the highest-performing US executives. A report by Korn Ferry said c-suites are failing to nurture a pipeline of black executives, and they make up only around 10% of senior P&L leaders. Korn Ferry also revealed almost 60% felt they had to accomplish twice as much as their white colleagues, while 80% said having a sponsor had been "indispensable" to their careers.