From Grass to Glory The Story of Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, CEO Dallas Mavericks 52
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rom being the first African American Cheerleader at Berkeley, Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall made it to the CEO’s seat making history as Maverick’s CEO.
Cynthia, known as Cynt was the first black cheerleader at the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1970s. She would later spend almost 40 years climbing the corporate ladder at AT&T and now, she is proud to be the first black female CEO in the NBA has taken the helm at the Dallas Mavericks in 2018 to clean up the league’s toxic work culture. But how did it all begin?
THE POWER IS NOW MAGAZINE | APRIL 2020
