Clarence Otis, Jr.

Clarence Otis, Jr.

Lead Director of the Board at Verizon Communications
Company Tenure: 17 years
Education:
Williams College (B.S.) Stanford University (J.D.)
Biography:

Clarence Otis, Jr. has served on the Board of Directors at Verizon Communications since 2006 and The Travelers Companies, Inc. since 2017. Mr. Otis has also been on the Board of Directors of MFS Mutual Funds complex since 2017 and VF Corporation since 2004. Mr. Otis was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Darden Restaurants, Inc. from 2004 to 2014 and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2004 and in various other leadership roles from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Otis has served on the Board of Directors at Union Square Hospitality Group since 2017 and Board of Governors at the Boys and Girls Foundation of America since 2014 and Board of Directors and Chairman of Jazz at Lincoln Center since 2011. Mr. Otis Previously served on the Board of Trustees at Williams College from 1999 to 2004 and 2012 to 2019. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Otis served on the Board of Directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and had previously served on the Board of Directors at the Clevland Clinic.

Profile Details

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Republican Support
Democratic Support
$3,200 $691,380

Affiliated Companies

Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications
Travelers

Travelers

Key Statements

"But the police force was tasked with enforcing that separation. And so you had a police force that was violent, disrespectful. You still have that. And so you've got police forces across the country that are tasked with keeping white spaces white. And so when black people enter those spaces, they're challenged by police just for being there."

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"You also need to speak out when called for. And so, for example, last year, as a lot of states were rushing to pass laws that ultimately were designed to restrict black voting. Ken Chanel, the former chairman and CEO of Amex, and Ken Frazier at that time was still the CEO. He stepped down from that job. He's still chairman at Merck and myself, organized an effort where senior black leaders purchased an ad in the New York Times and we called on corporate leaders across the country to speak out about it because it was that important."

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