Through leadership and culture-centered strategy, our Junior Bridgeman Business Vanguard honorees are moving the needle forward at every level. Lela Coffey has ran a career marathon over two decades to ensure Proctor & Gamble (P&G) equally understands and prioritizes consumers of color. As the Vice President of Multicultural Business Acceleration, she’s made her mark across several P&G beauty entities. Racquel Oden is etching her mark as Head of International Wealth & Premiere Banking, Head of Global Private Banking, U.S. at HSBC Bank USA, serving millions of clients and earning her spot on Forbes’ 2025 50 Over 50 list. Ime Archibong helps decide how half a billion people use Messenger every day as one of the highest-ranking Black executives at Meta in his role of Vice President of Product Management and Head of Messenger Product at the tech conglomerate.
