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As of March 2015, there were only four African American Chief Executive Officers in Fortune 500 companies according to a report by Berman (2015). Prior to this, there were five at the highest echelon of corporate America: Kenneth Chenault of American Express, Rodney O’Neal of Delphi, Kenneth Frazier of Merck, Arnold W. Donald of Carnival and finally, one single African American woman, Ursula Burns at Xerox.1As proud as one can be of Ms. Burns and all of her accomplishments and successes, one must wonder is she the only African American women capable of leading a top organization in America? There is no doubt that she is capable, smart and worthy. What makes her attractive to the decision-makers? How did she overcome barriers that seemingly hold others back as they try to ascend to that level? It is our hope to identify those barriers, to a limited extent, and to provide insights from those who have made it as well as tools that can assist others. It may be obvious to some that barriers exist for this group of people, but not so obvious to others.

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