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.


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

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