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Ursula Burns

First Black Woman to Serve as CEO of A Fortune 500 Company; Former Chairwoman of VEON & Former CEO of Xerox

First Black Woman to Serve as CEO of A Fortune 500 Company; Former Chairwoman of VEON & Former CEO of Xerox

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Ursula Burns Biography

Ursula Burns is the former chairwoman of VEON, an international telecommunications services provider, a position she held from 2017 to early 2020. She is best known for having served as the Chairman of the Board of the Xerox Corporation from 2010 to 2017 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2016. When she was appointed Xerox's CEO in 2009, she became the first Black woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

She joined Xerox as an intern in 1980 and during her career, she held leadership posts spanning corporate services, manufacturing, and product development.

During her tenure as chief executive officer of Xerox, she helped the company transform from a global leader in document technology to the world’s most diversified business services company serving enterprises and governments of all sizes. Shortly after being named CEO in 2009, she spearheaded the largest acquisition in Xerox history, the $6.4 billion purchase of Affiliated Computer Services.

In 2016, she led Xerox through a successful separation into two independent, publicly-traded companies -- Xerox Corporation, which is comprised of the company’s Document Technology and Document Outsourcing businesses, and Conduent Incorporated, a business process services company. The separation of the two businesses has enhanced their competitive positions and created significant value creation opportunities.

Burns, who regularly appears on Fortune’s and Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful women, is a board director of Exxon Mobil, Nestlé, and Datto. Former U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Burns to help lead the White House National Program on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) from 2009 to 2016, and she served as chair of the President’s Export Council from 2015 to 2016 after serving as the vice chair from 2010 to 2015.

She also provides leadership counsel to several other community, educational, and non-profit organizations including the Ford Foundation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Corporation, Cornell Tech Board of Overseers, the New York City Ballet, and the Mayo Clinic. Burns is a member of the National Academy of Engineers and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Burns holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

Ursula Burns Videos

  • Fortune 500 CEO Ursula Burns reveals personal challenges
    Pioneering former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her new memoir detailing her rise to success and the benefits of...
  • Ursula M. Burns | Where You Are Is Not Who You Are
    The first Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Ursula M. Burns headed Xerox from 2009 to 2016. She was the chair and CEO of VEON from 2017 to...
  • How Do You Change a Successful Company? Ursula Burns, Xerox ...

Ursula Burns Books

  • Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir
    Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir

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Ursula Burns is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Ursula Burns for your event is $200,000 and above. Ursula Burns generally travels from Manhattan, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cynthia Marshall, Sara Blakely, Sallie Krawcheck, Daymond John and Carla Harris. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ursula Burns for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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