Ursula Burns

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1958 –

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Who is Ursula Burns?

Ursula M. Burns serves as Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox. She is the first African-American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company. She is also the first woman to succeed another woman as head of a Fortune 500 company. In 2009, Forbes rated her the 14th most powerful woman in the world.

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Born
Sep 20, 1958
New York City
Also known as
  • Ursula M Burns
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master of Science, Columbia University
    Mechanical Engineering
    ( - 1981)
  • Bachelor of Science, Polytechnic Institute of New York
    Mechanical Engineering
    ( - 1980)
  • Polytechnic Institute of New York University
  • Cathedral High School
  • Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Employment
  • President, Xerox
    (2007/04 - )
  • President, Business Group Operations, Xerox
    (2002 - )
  • President, Document Systems and Solutions Group, Xerox
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning, Xerox
    (2000/05 - )
  • Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer, Xerox
    (1991 - )
  • Xerox
    (1980 - )
Lived in
  • New York City
  • Bermuda
  • Rochester
  • Manhattan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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