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NAACP CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Derrick Johnson is the NAACP's CEO. NAACP has 918 employees, of which 23 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The NAACP executive team is 65% female and 35% male.
  • 74% of the management team is White.
  • 7% of NAACP management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Derrick Johnson

President and CEO

Derrick Johnson's LinkedIn

Derrick Johnson is a President and CEO at NAACP and is based in Jackson, Mississippi. He has worked as Executive Director at One Voice. Derrick attended TOUGALOO COLLEGE and South Texas College of Law.

Dr. Dwayne Proctor

Georgette Dixon

Thomas L. Kalahar

Ida B. Wells

Founder

Mary Ovington

Founder

W. E. B. du Bois

Founder

Moorfield Storey

Founder

Alphonso Braggs

Board Member

Jesse Turner

Board Member

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Name & TitleBio
Derrick Johnson

President and CEO

Derrick Johnson's LinkedIn

Derrick Johnson is a President and CEO at NAACP and is based in Jackson, Mississippi. He has worked as Executive Director at One Voice. Derrick attended TOUGALOO COLLEGE and South Texas College of Law.

Dr. Dwayne Proctor

Georgette Dixon

Thomas L. Kalahar

Ida B. Wells

Founder

Mary Ovington

Founder

W. E. B. du Bois

Founder

Moorfield Storey

Founder

NAACP board members

Name & TitleBio
Alphonso Braggs

Board Member

Jesse Turner

Board Member

Karen Boykin-Towns

Board Member

Leon W. Russell

Board Member

Yvonne White

Board Member

Paul Buccieri

Board Member

Dejoiry McKenzie-Simmons

Board Member

Helen Meyers

Board Member

Jacquelyn Grant

Board Member

Tevin I. Ellis

Board Member

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NAACP may also be known as or be related to Naacp, NAACP and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.