Bonita C. Stewart

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Bonita Kaye Coleman Stewart (born Coleman, 1957) [1] [2] is an American marketing and sales executive, consultant, media personality and author. In 2011 she became the first black woman to be named vice president at Google; [3] as of 2019 she serves there as VP of Global Partnerships. She is the co-author (with Jacqueline Adams) of A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive. [3]

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Career

Prior to joining Google, Stewart was an executive at IBM and Daimler Chrysler. [4] Earlier in her career she co-founded Nia Enterprises, an online publishing, research and marketing services company and One Moment in Time, a formal wear rental company for women. [5]

In addition to her role at Google, Stewart serves on a variety of corporate and non-profit boards, including the American Ballet Theatre's Project Plié and the Harvard Club of New York. [6]

Education

Stewart received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Howard University, [6] followed by a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. [6]

Honors

Crain's New York Business list of "Woman to Watch in Tech", 2014 [7]

Crain's New York Business list of "Most Powerful Women in New York", 2019 [8]

Ebony , "Power 100" list, 2012 [9] and 2020 [10]

AdAge list of top "Women to Watch" 2011 [7]

AdAge "Interactive Marketer of the Year" Award, 2005 [11]

Personal life

Stewart is married to fellow Harvard MBA Kevin Stewart, founder of the Giselle Fund. [1] When not traveling, Stewart takes weekly ballet lessons. [12]

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  1. 1 2 New York Times; 2002-09-15
  2. ↑ Crain's New York 2019
  3. 1 2 "How two industry leaders are helping women of color team up and thrive in business". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ↑ Chauncey Alcorn (20 February 2021). "Black women executives making history in the c-suite offer career advice to those following in their footsteps". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Bonita Stewart". Worth. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  6. 1 2 3 "Most Powerful Women - 46. Bonita Stewart". Crain's New York Business. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  7. 1 2 "Women to Watch: Bonita Stewart, Google". adage.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  8. ↑ "Women to watch in New York tech". Crain's New York Business. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  9. ↑ EBONY (2016-07-22). "EBONY Reveals 2012 Power 100!". EBONY. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  10. ↑ EBONY (2020-02-26). "2020 EBONY POWER 100 LIST". EBONY. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  11. ↑ "Interactive Marketer of the Year: Chrysler". adage.com. 2005-11-07. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  12. ↑ Fast Company 2014-06-23
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