Ursula Burns
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Ursula Burns is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO of Xerox, becoming the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
business executive
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chief executive officer → human → |
| activeIn |
STEM education advocacy
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corporate governance → |
| advisorTo |
various educational and nonprofit organizations
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| awardReceived |
Leadership awards from various business organizations
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation → |
| boardMemberOf |
American Express
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Diageo → ExxonMobil → Uber → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Polytechnic Institute of New York University → |
| employer |
Xerox
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| ethnicGroup |
African American
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| familyName |
Burns
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| fieldOfStudy |
mechanical engineering
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| givenName |
Ursula
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| hasHonorific |
trailblazing business leader
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| hasPublishedWork |
business and leadership commentary in media interviews
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| hasRole |
corporate director
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philanthropist → |
| industry |
business services industry
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technology industry → |
| influenced |
representation of women and minorities in corporate leadership
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| knownFor |
advocacy for STEM education
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advocacy for diversity and inclusion in corporate leadership → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
American Express board of directors
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Diageo board of directors → ExxonMobil board of directors → Uber board of directors → |
| name |
Ursula Burns
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| notableAchievement |
first African American woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company
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| notableFor |
being the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company
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serving as CEO of Xerox → |
| notableWork |
leadership in transforming Xerox from a document technology company to a services and technology company
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| occupation |
business executive
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engineer → |
| participatedIn |
White House initiatives on STEM education
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| positionHeld |
CEO of Xerox
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Chairman of Xerox → |
| residence |
New York City
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| sexOrGender |
female
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Referenced by (2)
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Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women
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Ursula Burns
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name |