Asian-American CEO found the right chemistry in Houston

Donna Fujimoto Cole, CEO and president of Cole Chemical, poses for a portrait Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at her office in Houston.
Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

Donna Fujimoto Cole was 27 and recently divorced with a young daughter when she started Cole Chemical in 1980 with $5,000.

Over the coming decades, Cole grew her company into one of Houston’s leading woman- and minority-owned chemical distributors, supplying gasoline, jet fuel, antifreeze and other chemicals for clients such as Exxon Mobil, Phillips 66, Toyota and Colgate. Read more>