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LISA P JACKSON KENNETH I CHENAULT
Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency CEO, American Express
Described by her former boss, Twenty years after joining credit
New Jersey Governor Jon S card giant American Express Co
Corzine, as a “tenacious guardian as director of strategic planning
of the environment”, Jackson, in 1981, Chenault has risen
who was appointed to the through the company’s ranks to
post of administrator of the US become chief executive officer. As
Environmental Protection Agency by only the third African American to
President Obama, is the first African reach the post of chief executive
American to lead the agency, which officer on a Fortune 500 company
has a staff of approximately 17,000 (there are currently four others)
professionals dedicated to protecting Chenault, 58, is navigating his
the public health and environment of company through the current
all Americans. Reducing greenhouse economic storm. He was named
gas emissions, improving air quality, American Express president and
managing chemical risks, cleaning up hazardous waste sites, and chief operating officer in 1997. Ten years later he became one
protecting America’s water are among Jackson’s priorities. Before of the highest earning CEOs in the US, his total remuneration
her current appointment, the 47-year-old served as chief of staff package topping $50m (£30.4m). In 1995, Ebony magazine listed
to Corzine, who also appointed her as commissioner of the state’s him as one of the 50 “living pioneers” in the African American
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2006. Jackson’s community. After earning a bachelor’s degree in history from
other previous positions include serving as assistant commissioner Bowdoin College and a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law
for Compliance and Enforcement and assistant commissioner for Land School, Chenault worked as an associate with the law firm
Use Management for the DEP and working as an employee of the US Rogers & Wells in New York City, and as a consultant for Bain
EPA for 16 years. She has a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University’s & Company. Chenault also serves as a director at IBM and at
School of Chemical Engineering and a master’s in chemical Procter & Gamble. He is also currently co-chair of the Business
engineering from Princeton. She is married to Kenny Jackson and has Roundtable and a director at IBM. He and his wife Kathryn have
two sons. two children.
RONALD A WILLIAMS CLARENCE OTIS JR
Chair and CEO Aetna Inc Chairman and CEO, Darden Restaurants
Williams is chairman and chief Otis is chairman and chief executive
executive officer of Aetna Inc, one of officer of Orlando, Florida-based
America’s leading health insurance Darden Restaurants, the largest
companies. Under his leadership, casual-dining restaurant company in
Aetna has sought to bring attention to the world. Darden is known for mega
issues aimed at increasing access and brands Red Lobster and Olive Garden
affordability to healthcare. Williams, and boasts some 1,400 restaurants
59, joined Aetna in 2001 and was across the US, serving 300 million
named president the following year. meals per year. The firm employs
He supports meaningful healthcare 150,000 people and brings in annual
reform, as well as individual coverage revenues of more than $7bn (£4.3bn)
requirement to help expand access to annually. Otis, 53, joined Darden in
healthcare for those who can’t afford 1995 as vice president and treasurer
it. Before joining Aetna, Williams and became senior vice president of
was group president of the Large Group Division at WellPoint Health finance in 1997 and later chief financial officer. He earned a bachelor’s
Networks Inc and president of the company’s Blue Cross of California degree from Williams College and a juris doctor degree from Stanford
subsidiary. He also was co-founder and senior vice president at Law School. His earlier career choices found him working in corporate
Vista Health Corporation, group marketing executive at Control Data law for JP Morgan. Aged 30, he became a vice president at First
Corporation, and president and co-founder of Integrative Systems. Boston Corporation and a few years later his interest in public and
Outside of his duties at Aetna, he is chairman of the Council for government finance led him to a managing director post at Siebert
Affordable Quality Healthcare, and trustee of The Conference Board Municipal Capital Group, and as a vice president and later managing
and the Connecticut Science Center Board. He also serves on the board director in Chemical Securities Inc (now JP Morgan Securities), not
of directors of American Express and is vice chairman of The Business bad considering that he grew up in relative poverty in Los Angeles
Council. Ronald got his bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University and lived in Watts at the time of the riots in 1965. Charles and his wife,
and holds a master’s from MIT. He is married with two children. Jacqueline Bradley, have three adult children.
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