January 14, 1949 - Present
The first African American to head a Fortune 500 company was Franklin Raines, who led mortgage finance firm Fannie Mae from 1999 to 2004. Counting former CEOs at Fortune 500 firms brings the number of blacks who have held that post to only 13. Raines was the 31st Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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