Harvard Business School and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) are pioneering initiatives to bolster African American representation within MBA cohorts
In 2016, a report by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) concluded that African Americans were starkly underrepresented in business schools.
Only 8% of US-origin GMAT examinees were black. Low representation in the business school pipeline had implications […]

Atlanta, GA (March 22, 2018) – The National Black MBA Association^® (NBMBAA^®) recently announced its partnership with Johnson & Johnson – the world’s largest and most broadly-based health care company. This partnership was created in an effort to break new grounds on everything from company culture and forward-thinking business practices, to diversity in the workplace, […]

Council established to support NBMBAA® meets to discuss “The Future of Work”
The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA®) hosted its first Academic Advisory Council Forum on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at the University of Miami School of Business. The council was established to support the National Black MBA Association® in offering best practices and strategies in […]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms recently announced a 38-member transition team which includes NBMBAA’s very own board member Cassius Butts who is a Former Obama Appointee and CEO of Capital Fortitude Business Advisors. Bottoms divided this transition team into subgroups – working on searches for key members of her cabinet as well as several initiatives […]

Albert E. Dotson, Jr., who was awarded the National Black MBA Association’s President & CEO Award for Community and Social Justice Leadership at the 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition, has been named Bilzin Sumberg’s next managing partner. This major accomplishment has been achieved by very few African-Americans who have assumed the leadership role at a major […]

Kenneth Chenault, visionary leader of American Express since 2001, announced his intention to retire in early 2018.  One of the few African American CEOs of a major corporation, Chenault has served as a role model to the members of the National Black MBA Association and to many other professionals of color during his tenure.  He […]