Mogul AI Honors: The Top Black Leaders of 2025

As the world continues to confront deep-rooted social, environmental, and economic challenges, the power of transformative leadership has never been more vital.

The Top Black Leaders of 2025, presented by Mogul AI, celebrates the changemakers who are shaping the future with brilliance, resilience, and purpose. These extraordinary individuals are driving progress across every sector—from business and education to healthcare, technology, arts, climate justice, and public policy—while uplifting communities and breaking barriers along the way.

This year’s honorees exemplify what it means to lead with authenticity, vision, and impact. Whether through building inclusive organizations, championing racial and economic equity, or using data and innovation to accelerate change, they are redefining leadership on their own terms—and inspiring a new generation to rise.

Together, they represent a powerful legacy of excellence and a bold vision for what’s possible. As we honor these trailblazers, we also celebrate the strength, creativity, and influence of Black leadership in shaping a better, more equitable world.

Join us in recognizing the leaders who are turning purpose into power and making history in 2025.

Alicia Keys

Angela Bassett

Angelique Hamilton

Arthur Benjamin

Ava DuVernay

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

Chadwick Boseman

Chris Rock

Daniel Kaluuya

Denzel Washington

DK Bartley

Donald Glover

Eddie Murphy

Forest Whitaker

Gabrielle Union

Halle Berry

Idris Elba

Issa Rae

Jamie Foxx

Jennifer Hudson

Jewel Edward Love

John Boyega

Jordan Peele

Kerry Washington

Keke Palmer

Kevin Hart

Larry Mitchell

LeBron James

Lupita Nyong'o

Mahershala Ali

Maria Taylor

Marcus Samuelsson

Mariah Carey

Michael B. Jordan

Morgan Freeman

Oprah Winfrey

Regina Hall

Regina King

Rihanna

Robert F. Smith

Rosalind Brewer

Samuel L. Jackson

Serena Williams

Shonda Rhimes

Sonequa Martin-Green

Stephen Curry

Sterling K. Brown

Taraji P. Henson

Thasunda Brown Duckett

Theresa Horne

Tiffany Haddish

Trevor Noah

Tyler Perry

Ursula Burns

Viola Davis

Whoopi Goldberg

Congratulations again to the Top Black Leaders of 2025!