Jordan is the only black person who has participated in more than a few Bilderberg conferences.
He was invited in 1969 and 1970 and then almost every year between 1979 and 2013 according to the official reports and lists of participants.

Since January 2000, Jordan has been senior managing director with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, an investment banking firm.
He is also a member of the board of directors of multiple corporations, including American Express, J.C. Penney Corporation, Asbury Automotive Group, and the Dow Jones & Company.

He has been a member of the board of directors of Revlon, Sara Lee, Corning, Xerox, and RJR Nabisco during the 1989 leveraged buyout fight between RJR Nabisco CEO F. Ross Johnson and Henry R. Kravis and his company KKR.
 A close friend of Jordan was the late Xerox tycoon Charles Peter McColough, who persuaded Jordan to join the board of trustees at Xerox.
McColough served as a mentor and friend of Jordan's until McColough's death.

In the 2004 presidential campaign, Jordan led debate preparation and negotiation efforts on behalf of John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president.
That year he was elected president of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
In 2006, Jordan served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, which was formed to make recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq.

In May 2017, Jordan served as the commencement speaker at the 163ʳᵈ commencement of Syracuse University.
Jordan is the only black person who has participated in more than a few Bilderberg conferences. He was invited in 1969 and 1970 and then almost every year between 1979 and 2013 according to the official reports and lists of participants.
Since January 2000, Jordan has been senior managing director with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, an investment banking firm. He is also a member of the board of directors of multiple corporations, including American Express, J.C. Penney Corporation, Asbury Automotive Group, and the Dow Jones & Company.
He has been a member of the board of directors of Revlon, Sara Lee, Corning, Xerox, and RJR Nabisco during the 1989 leveraged buyout fight between RJR Nabisco CEO F. Ross Johnson and Henry R. Kravis and his company KKR.  A close friend of Jordan was the late Xerox tycoon Charles Peter McColough, who persuaded Jordan to join the board of trustees at Xerox. McColough served as a mentor and friend of Jordan's until McColough's death.
In the 2004 presidential campaign, Jordan led debate preparation and negotiation efforts on behalf of John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president. That year he was elected president of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.
In 2006, Jordan served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, which was formed to make recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq.
In May 2017, Jordan served as the commencement speaker at the 163ʳᵈ commencement of Syracuse University.
Vernon Jordan