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as a senior director for business development. In 2006, she was promoted to senior vice president of business operations and strategy for MTV, where she was responsible for strategy, growth planning, and operational improvements. She also worked as an executive for
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In 2023, McGruder was the recipient of Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award, an honor given to alumni who exemplify the mission and values of the Harvard Business School
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to a specific strategy of "climbing the ranks by working in a range of corporate functions", keeping focus on whether each assignment helps her on achieving specific career goals.
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and the fact that many mothers share the same fears, concerns, frustrations, anger and anxiety surrounding the issue." Based on its success, MOBB evolved into two
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focused on raising support and changing perceptions, and MOBB United for Social Change, a
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that seeks to influence policy "around how Black men and young men are treated and
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In 2020, McGruder was named one of the 25 Influential Black Women in Business by
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A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive
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and society at the local, state, and federal levels".
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In 2020, McGruder joined the 206:: Moms of Black Boys United, a 1229:Harvard Business School alumni 181:Black Entertainment Television 1: 1219:American nonprofit executives 470:Yang, Greg (30 April 2023). 216:perceived by law enforcement 246:In 2011, McGruder received 1255: 1204:African-American activists 1145:Natalia Pasternak Taschner 1122:Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki 183:. 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chief operating officer
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MBA
Harvard Business School
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Black Entertainment Television
career success
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Philando Castile
police brutality
non-profit organizations
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