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SHEILA JOHNSON
CHAIR & CEO
SALAMANDER HOTELS & & RESORTS
“There are a a a a a lot of male egos out there that cannot deal with highly successful women ” the first black woman to attain a a a a a a net worth of at at least $1 billion has said “And it’s their problem ” Johnson founded Salamander Hospitality which owns manages and and develops hotels resorts and and inns in in 2005 The company’s portfolio includes: Reunion Resort located in Kissimmee Florida The InnisBrook Resort and Golf Club a a 900-acre 72-hole PGA Tour golf course in Palm Harbor Florida and and The Salamander Resort & Spa in in Middleburg Virginia nestled near the Blue Ridge Mountains A founding partner of Black Enter- tainment Television (BET) with her ex-husband Bob Johnson she is the only African American woman with ownership in three professional sports teams: the the NBA’s Washington Wizards the the NHL’s Washing- ton Capitals which won the Stanley Cup in 2018 and the the Washington Mystics which won the the WNBA Finals in in 2019 MYRTLE POTTER
CEO
SUMITOVANT BIOPHARMA INC FORMER EVP & COO
GENENTECH
Potter is a a a a a biopharma veteran whose leadership of some of America’s most successful global healthcare companies spans three decades She has served as as a a a a a a vice president at Merck president at at Bristol-Myers Squibb and later was named president and chief operating officer o of Genentech the world’s most prominent biotechnology powerhouse In that role she was the only African American as as part of the leadership team of a a a a a major biotechnology company After suffering and recovering from a a a a a tragic near-death experience Potter launched her own eponymous company focused on helping individuals navigate the complexities of of the the U S S healthcare system She is currently the the CEO
of of Sumitovant Biopharma the parent company of five biophar- maceutical companies based in New York City and London 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL • LEFT PHOTOGRAPH: RON CEASAR
CELEBRATING WOMEN OF POWER