Business
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ali | co-founder and owner of Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C. | ||
| H. Naylor Fitzhugh | one of the first African-American graduates of Harvard Business School; credited with creating the concept of target marketing | ||
| Vernon Jordan | attorney; senior managing director; Lazard Freres & Co. LLC; former president, National Urban League | ||
| Oliver McIntosh | president and chief executive officer, International Media Content, the largest sports rights company in the Caribbean | ||
| Dumarsais Simeus | owner, Simeus Foods, International | ||
| Lillian Lincoln Lambert | founder, former president and chief executive officer, Centennial One, Inc.; first African-American woman to earn an MBA at Harvard Business School | ||
| Malaak Compton-Rock | founder, The Angelrock Project; incorporater of styleWORKS organization; creator and manager of Champions for Children Committee; wife of comedian Chris Rock; highlighted for her work in the lives of African-Americans on CNN's Black in America II |
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