MICHAEL H. DULAN

FORMER PRESIDENT OF BANK OF AMERICA CORP.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BANKING

Dulan most recently was president of Bank of America Community Development Banking.  He began his career with a predecessor financial institution as a management trainee in Dallas, Texas. He was named an officer and vice president in the personal banking division in 1981. He went on to serve in various management positions with the financial services giant, including being named as Consumer Banking Executive for the Mid-South Region and president of Georgia Banking. Dulan also worked at KeyBank as Executive Vice President, Business Banking Head later in his career. Dulan earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He is also a graduate of the Consumer Bankers Association’s Executive Banking School. He is an active member of the community and has had board level affiliations that include many prominent organizations.

LOUIS GREEN

CEO
SUPPLIER SUCCESS LLC

Green is a nationally known expert in procurement, supply chain management and supplier diversity. His 25-plus years of experience have made him an industry leader in small and medium-sized enterprise growth and development. As CEO of Supplier Success LLC, Green focuses on unlocking cash flow in the supply chain, delivering financial benefits to major corporations and their suppliers, with a particular focus on diverse businesses. Supplier Success offers a suite of corporate supplier finance tools and services, including supply chain finance and virtual credit card solutions, as well as various lending products for suppliers themselves. In addition to Supplier Success’ product offerings, Green offers consulting focused on private equity funding, diverse joint ventures and supplier diversity best practices. Prior to founding Supplier Success, Green served as the president and CEO of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) for nine years. 

DEBRA JENNINGS-JOHNSON

FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
BP AMERICA INC. 

Jennings-Johnson, before retiring from BP in late 2020, reported directly to the chief diversity officer and president of the BP Foundation.  She worked to maximize the inclusion of diverse business enterprises into BP’s supply chain. She is chairman of the board of directors for the Women’s Business Development Center in Chicago, Illinois, and is a former board member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. (NMSDC), Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and South Side Community Art Center. Jennings-Johnson was named "Best of the Decade" in supplier diversity by Minority Business News in 2018, and she led efforts in achieving top corporation recognitions from a number of organizations. 

JAMES H. LOWRY

SENIOR ADVISOR, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
PRESIDENT, JAMES H. LOWRY & ASSOCIATES 

Lowry is a business icon, sought after speaker, teacher, mentor, strategic advisor and nationally recognized workforce and supplier diversity expert and pioneer. Lowry was the first African American consultant for global consulting firm McKinsey & Company in 1968. Later, he became the first African American senior partner at the prestigious Boston Consulting Group, where he led the firm’s workforce diversity, ethnic marketing minority business development consulting practice. Lowry continues to serve as a senior advisor to BCG, while heading his own private consulting firm, James H. Lowry & Associates. Lowry is the recipient of many iconic awards. He encapsulated his 30-plus years of experience in the field of minority business development in the book he co- authored in 2011, “Minority Business Success: Refocusing on the American Dream.” His new book is a game changer.  It is called “Change Agent: A Life Dedicated to Creating Wealth for Minorities.”

HARRIET R. MICHEL

FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO

NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC.

Michel retired as president and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) in 2010, after 22 years of service. She is now the principal of HR Michel, LLC, a business advisory firm providing services to small businesses, minority businesses and large corporations. NMSDC matches minority businesses with corporate procurement opportunities. During her NMSDC tenure, Michel built the organization to include 28 U.S. affiliate councils and 6 international affiliate councils in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Africa and the United Kingdom.  Its membership included over 500 major corporations and more than 7,000 minority enterprises of all sizes.  At the time of her retirement, NMSDC’s corporate members were purchasing over $110 billion annually from minority suppliers.

RALPH MOORE, CPA

PRESIDENT
RALPH G. MOORE & ASSOCIATES (RGMA)

Moore is recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought leaders in the area of supplier diversity and minority business development. After leaving Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1974, he joined a Chicago, Illinois-based Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Corporation (MESBIC) made possible by President Richard Nixon’s Black Capitalism Program.  Inspired by the interaction with businessman Reginald F. Lewis and Maryland Congressman Parren Mitchell, Moore established RGMA in 1979. He was the lead trainer for the National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. for 24 years, which has positioned RGMA to have trained more supplier diversity professionals than any other firm worldwide. Current and former RGMA clients include DuPont, Dow, United Airlines, McDonald’s, Walmart, Food Marketing Institute and Major League Baseball.

SHARON PATTERSON

PRESIDENT AND CEO
BILLION DOLLAR ROUNDTABLE INC.

Patterson is president, CEO and co-founder of the Billion Dollar Roundtable Inc., an organization of major U.S. corporations that promotes supply-chain diversity through top-level forums and sharing of best practices, thought leadership and policy engagement. The organization’s corporate members, currently 28, each purchase more than $1 billion annually in goods and services from diverse suppliers on a Tier I basis in an effort to foster economic development. The group was established in 2001.  The organization has continued to grow under Patterson and its leaders and members.   In 2012, BDR published its first book, “Billion Dollar Roundtable: Best Practices in Supplier Diversity.” BDR was recently recognized as Organization of the Year by the Bridges Foundation and was inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum, a special honor. Patterson retired from Kraft Foods where she developed and implemented a supplier diversity program and strategic initiatives throughout the organization. 

Nelson Reyneri serves as Principal in Point B’s Environmental, Social and Governance practice. Point B is a consulting company dedicated to helping organizations with critical initiatives in the areas of customer engagement, growth investments, workforce experience and operations excellence.  In this role he leads and advises client engagements within the ESG industry across markets and supports the development of Point B’s people as a key leader in their ESG practice.

Reyneri also serves as a CNBC contributor, commenting on issues related to energy and sustainability, politics and government and diversity and inclusion. He is also Co-Founder and President of the Future of American Energy, a nonprofit whose mission is to increase diversity and inclusion in the energy and sustainability sector.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of the Seattle Credit Union.  

Reyneri holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor’s degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology and Philosophy and in Political Science from Boston University, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He is married to Kara Kostanich, a television reporter for KOMO-TV and are proud parents of Wynston Alexander Reyneri.

A Virginia native and graduate of East Carolina University, Cheryl Stevens joined the Texas Utilities System (TXU, EFH) in 1979. Throughout her career, she held roles in customer relations and management. She became manager of the Supplier Diversity Initiative in 1991 and was named Vice President in 2001. Under Cheryl's leadership, the company became a nationally recognized leader in Supplier Diversity and Inclusion. Cheryl retired from TXU/EFH in 2015, after a 36-year career. 

Under Stevens’ leadership, TXU and Energy Future Holdings received numerous regional and national "Corporation of the Year" awards for Supplier Diversity accomplishments. Cheryl has been recognized by the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council and the Women’s Business Council – Southwest as Corporate Advocate of the Year and has been named as “A Woman Who Means Business” by Minority Business News USA and a Woman of Excellence by Women’s Enterprise Magazine. 

Upon retirement, Energy Future Holdings Board of Directors established the Cheryl Stevens Diversity Leadership Award, which will be presented annually to a leader in the company who demonstrates significant leadership and commitment to supply chain diversity and inclusion. Also, upon retirement, the Women’s Business Council-Southwest presented Cheryl the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award and established the Cheryl Stevens Legacy of Leadership Award which will be presented to Council Leaders who exhibit sustained and consistent leadership to the Council and to the growth and development of women-owned businesses. 

Gene Tabor is the Principal of Tabor Automotive Consulting, focusing on Supplier Development and Strategic Supply Chain Management. Tabor Automotive has focused on supporting Diverse Suppliers and their relationships with their customers and potential customers.

Mr. Tabor was in Automotive Purchasing for 37 years. He joined Toyota in 1987. He was General Manager of Purchasing of Toyota North America Purchasing for 19 years. His responsibilities included:

Overseeing the Procurement of:  Indirect and Production Materials; Construction, Machinery and Equipment, Logistics, Packaging, Services, Steel, Paint and Production Materials; Parts and Components; Services, Prototype and Export 

Purchasing Responsibilities Also Included: Supplier Diversity, Risk Management, Procurement Systems, and Supplier Relations; Purchasing New Model and Project Management, Tooling and Purchasing Cost Engineering

Mr. Tabor began his career at Ford Motor Company Purchasing in 1978 and subsequently joined Chrysler Purchasing in 1985.

He served as a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council Board and the Corporate Plus Committee; the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Procurement Council; and a Member of the Board for the Automotive Industry Action Group. After graduating from Hanover College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Economics, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University in 1978.  

DON MCKNEELY

PRESIDENT OF TEXCORP COMMUNICATIONS

Don McKneely is a lifelong champion of diversity and inclusion. A veteran newspaper, magazine, and radio communications leader, Don McKneely is the founder, chairman, and CEO of TexCorp Communications, Inc., which publishes Minority Business News.

A diversity thought-leader, McKneely is the founding chairman of the Billion Dollar Roundtable, co-founder of Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., and the Beacon Diversity Council. He also sits on a variety of boards including the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Council Executive Committee and the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce – Southwest Advisory Council.

McKneely's dedication to diversity has been recognized with numerous awards, including being inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame. The National Minority Supplier Development Council also named McKneely one of the 45 most influential people in the organization's 48-year history.