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  1. www.london.edu › think › leading-the-way-ursula-burnsLeading the way: Ursula Burns | London Business School

    Leading the way: Ursula Burns. The ability to persevere in the face of what may seem impossible odds is the story of Ursula Burns, who began her career as an ... Stuart Crainer and Pearl Doherty. 29 November 2012. Videos Gender Leadership Leading change. Save to my profile. Select up to 4 programmes to compare.

  2. www.npr.org › 2021/06/16 › 1007178451Ursula Burns' Journey To Xerox CEO; Cruise Industry And ... - NPR

    Jun 16, 2021 · When Ursula Burns was named the CEO of Xerox in 2009, she became the first Black woman to head a Fortune 500 company. Her new memoir takes readers through her nearly 30-year journey from intern to ...

  3. time.com › collection › firstsTIME Firsts Women Leaders: Ursula Burns | Time.com

    Burns retired in 2017 as chair of Xerox, where she served as CEO from 2009 to 2016. Ursula Burns is featured in Firsts, a multimedia project, as the first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company.

  4. businesschronicler.com › ursula-burns-bioUrsula Burns Bio: The Inspiring Story of an Incredible Woman

    The outspoken and ambitious Ursula Burns is a role model for many women and people of color. During her remarkable career, Burns became the first black American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Xerox. She served in the role from 2009 to 2016 and as chairman from 2010 to 2017. Since then, Burns has served on the board of many large American ...

  5. www.kbbi.org › 2021/06/16 › ursula-burns-new-memoirUrsula Burns' New Memoir Chronicles Her Journey From New York ...

    Jun 16, 2021 · When Ursula Burns was named the CEO of Xerox in 2009, her promotion was hailed as a groundbreaking achievement: Burns was the first Black woman to head a Fortune 500 company. She took over Xerox at a critical time when the country was just coming out of the 2008 recession. And as Burns writes in her new memoir, she began as an intern and worked ...

  6. www.thecut.com › 2021 › 12Ursula Burns Reflects on Being ‘the First’ - The Cut

    Dec 15, 2021 · In 2009, Ursula M. Burns earned a promotion at Xerox and became the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The daughter of a single mother from Panama, Burns went to Brooklyn Polytech, now known as Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and landed her first position as an engineering intern at Xerox in 1980 at the age of 19.

  7. www.blackventures.org › blog › black foundersUrsula M. Burns: The first African American Woman CEO of a ...

    Jun 1, 2022 · Ursula M. Burns was born on September 20, 1958, in New York, New York, U.S.A). Ursula is an American Business Executive, who served as the chairwoman of the board of the Xerox Corporation from 2010 to 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2016.