| Summary: | Corporate executive Margot James Copeland was born on December 4, 1951, in Richmond, Virginia. She earned her B.S. degree in physics from Hampton University, and her M.A. degree in educational research and statistics from The Ohio State University. In 1992, she was hired as executive director for Leadership Cleveland. After seven years at Leadership Cleveland, Copeland became president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable. In 2001, she joined KeyCorp to serve as executive vice president and director of corporate diversity and philanthropy and chair and CEO of the KeyBank Foundation. Copeland was listed as one of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Cleveland" by New Cleveland Woman magazine. In 2012, Savoy magazine included her in a list of the "100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America." She also served as the first African American president of the Junior League of Cleveland, Inc., and, as national president of The Links, Inc.
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