Pamela Thomas-Graham

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Pamela Thomas-Graham (born Pamela A. Thomas on June 24, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American businesswoman^[1] and corporate leader who is well-regarded in the fields of media, consumer packaged goods, retail, apparel, finance and consulting. She is a phi beta kappa graduate of Harvard University (B.A. Economics - magna cum laude), as well as a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, where she served on the Harvard Law Review. The first African American woman to become partner at McKinsey & Company, the international management consulting firm, Thomas-Graham has also served as President and CEO of CNBC, Group President of Liz Claiborne, as well as a board member of several organizations including the Clorox Company, the New York City Opera, Parsons School of Design, and the Inner City Scholarship Fund. She is the author of three books, Blue Blood, Orange Crushed, and A Darker Shade Of Crimson, published by Simon & Schuster. She also serves as a member of the Economic Club of New York, Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Secretary of State's Committee on Tranformational Diplomacy. Thomas-Graham is also a well-regarded expert on corporate management and business.

Thomas-Graham is married to Lawrence Otis Graham, a corporate and labor attorney, who graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School.^[1] Lawrence is a New York Times bestselling author of 14 books dealing with politics, business and culture. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Best American Essays, Reader's Digest, and U.S. News & World Report^[1]. They have three children and live in the New York City area.