Earl G. Graves
Biography of Earl G. Graves
Earl Gilbert Graves Sr. (January 9, 1935 – April 6, 2020) was president and CEO of Earl G. Graves, Ltd., and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, an award-winning monthly publication for African Americans in business. He is chairman and CEO of Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., L.P., the largest minority-controlled Pepsi-Cola franchise in the United States.
Graves was a nationally recognized authority on Black business development and serves on the boards of the Black Business Council, Howard University, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Glass Ceiling Commission. He was a director of Aetna Inc.; AMR Corporation (American Airlines); Chrysler Corporation; Federated Department Stores, Inc.; and Rohm & Haas Corporation. Graves was the recipient of more than 60 honorary degrees.
Graves lived in Westchester County, New York, with his wife of 50 years, Barbara (she passed in 2012). They had three married sons and eight grandchildren, at the time of his passing.
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