ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In celebration of Black History Month, the National Black MBA Association®, one of the largest non-profit organizations advocating minority students and business professionals year-round, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square earlier this month to ring the opening bell. Valerie Love, NBMBAA® Board member and Global Vice President Human Resources – Supply Chain Enterprise Functions, Johnson & Johnson did the honors, accompanied by members of the New York City and New Jersey chapters, two of the largest NBMBAA®chapters in the country.
“It is such an honor to stand and represent our 14,000 national and international NBMBAA® members on the Nasdaq floor,” says Valerie Love. “This moment is as historic as it is symbolic: historic in that it represents how far we’ve come, but with only 8% of African American professionals represented within the white-collar workforce, it’s also symbolic in that we still have a way to go to ensure representation of African Americans in every aspect of corporate and entrepreneurial leadership. We proudly continue the mission to lead in the creation of educational, wealth building, and growth opportunities for those historically underrepresented throughout their careers as students, entrepreneurs and professionals.”
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About National Black MBA Association
NBMBAA®
is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) professional member-based organization which
leads in the creation of educational and career opportunities for black
professionals. Representing over 14,000 members within 40 professional
chapters, 33 Leaders of Tomorrow® chapters and 300+
corporate and university partners, the organization is dedicated to
developing partnerships that create intellectual and economic wealth in
the Black community through its five channels of engagement: career,
education, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle. For more
information, visit www.nbmbaa.org.
About NASDAQ
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technology, listing, information and public company services. Through
its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan,
optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven
technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating
today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first
electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100
marketplaces in 50 countries. Nasdaq is home to over 4,000 total
listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn
more, visit business.nasdaq.com.