Harvey Clarence Russell Jr. was the vice president of
PepsiCo
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manuf ...
and made history as the first Black officer of a major U.S. multinational
corporation
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.
He was also the Co-Chairman of the
Congressional Black Caucus Dinner. PepsiCo established the
Global Harvey C. Russell Inclusion Awards in 2003 to recognize exceptional employees who further diversity efforts within the company.
The neighborhood of
Russell, Louisville
Russell is a neighborhoods of Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood immediately west of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It was named for renowned African American educator and Bloomfield, Kentucky native Harvey Clarence Russell Sr. Its boundari ...
was named after his father,
Harvey Clarence Russell Sr.
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PepsiCo people