Joyce M. Roché is the former president and chief executive officer of Girls Incorporated.
Biography
Roché is a graduate of
Dillard University
Dillard University is a private, historically black university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1930 and incorporating earlier institutions founded as early as 1869 after the American Civil War, it is affiliated with the United Church of C ...
in
and holds an MBA from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
. She also has honorary doctorate degrees from Dillard University, where she chaired the board of trustees,
North Adams State College,
Bryant University, Mercy College, and
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...
.
Roché served as a director of
Southern New England Telecommunications
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation (SNET) started operations in 1986 as the holding company for The Southern New England Telephone Company. Prior to 1986, The Southern New England Telephone Company had been a minority holding of ...
from 1997 until the company was acquired by
AT&T Inc. in 1998, where she continued her role as director. She is a director of Federated Department Stores, Macy's Inc., and
Tupperware Corporation. She has previously served as a director of
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ( AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple ...
Companies, Inc. and The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
From 2011 to 2017, Roché served as the director of
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
Roché retired from the
AT&T Inc. board in 2018.
Books
Roché released
The Empress Has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success' in 2013 (Berrett-Kholer Publishers
). The book is a guide to understanding and overcomin
impostor syndrome
See also
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List of chief executive officers
The following is a list of chief executive officers of notable companies. The list also includes lead executives with a position corresponding to chief executive officer (CEO), such as managing director (MD), and any concurrent positions held.
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References
External links
Biography at Girls Incorporated
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Living people
Dillard University alumni
Columbia Business School alumni
1947 births