Sealing the Opportunity Gap for Black Americans

Harvard Business Review · Oct 25, 2026 · 49m

Closing the Opportunity Gap for Black Americans

15 Jan 2021

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Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck, is one of only four Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. He talks about his new initiative to close the opportunity gap for Black Americans, how the business community can contribute to social progress, and Merck’s own journey in the race to develop a vaccine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people…