Dallas Mavericks CEO: Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall
Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall
CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting, Retired AT&T Executive and Author
Cynt Marshall has been a dynamic force in business over a 36-year career at AT&T. As the CEO of the Mavs the past five years, Cynt has been a champion for inclusion and diversity in the NBA.
Prior to her joining the Mavs, Cynt founded Marshalling Resources, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development, culture transformation and optimization of people resources.
As Senior Vice President – Human Resources & Chief Diversity, Cynt led the team that created a world class culture and also spearheaded the work that for the first time placed AT&T on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list in 2017, one of only two Fortune 50 companies.
Cynt also served as President-AT&T North Carolina where she became the first African-American chair of the North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce.
Widely recognized for her visionary leadership and ability to get things done, Cynt is the recipient of several honors and awards, including the 2022 Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Hope for Humanity award. In 2021, Forbes named Cynt one of 15 of the world’s most inspiring female leaders.
A graduate of the University of California-Berkeley with degrees in Business Administration and Human Resources Management, Cynt is also the recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees. She serves on four corporate boards and on several non-profit boards, including Dallas CASA and the Dallas Regional Chamber where Cynt is the chair of the board.
Cynt’s first book, You’ve Been Chosen, was released in September 2022 and nominated for an NAACP Image award. She grew up in Richmond, California, and lives in Dallas, Texas. Cynt and her husband, Kenneth Marshall, have four adult children.
Social Media:
X (formerly Twitter): @Cyntmarshall
FB: Cynt Marshall
IG: @cyntgm
Recommendations:
The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness , by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
You've Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected by Cynthia Marshall
Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One, by Katrina M. Adams
Podcast: How I Built This with Guy Raz