Richard Parsons, a leading Black executive who oversaw Time Warner and Citigroup, has died at the age of 76.

Dick was an American original, a colossus bestriding the worlds of business, media, culture, philanthropy, and beyond, Ronald Lauder said.

Parsons navigated Time Warner through turbulent times, chaired Citigroup during the financial crisis, and dedicated his life to advancing equity. […]

NEW YORKRichard Parsons, one of corporate Americas most prominent executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited unanticipated complications from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. The […]

Richard Parsons, the Time Warner CEO from 2002-2007 when the media conglomerate was recovering from the epic fail of the AOL merger who later became to interim chairman of CBS to right its ship following the resignation of Leslie Moonves, died Thursday in Manhattan after a long illness. He was 76. Parsons’ longtime friend Ronald […]

Richard D. Parsons, a business executive who had a hand in untangling some of the media industrys knottiest dilemmas, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 76. His friend Ronald S. Lauder told the New York Times the cause was bone cancer. Parsons had been suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of cancer, and a resurgence […]