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Birth
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Joins Xerox as a mechanical engineer, for summer intern job.
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She becomes the executive assistant for Paul Allaire (chief executive)
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Burns is assigned vice president of Global Manufacturing.
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Becomes senior vice president for corporate strategic services.
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Burns becomes president for group operations for Xerox
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Becomes President of Xerox; joins board of directors.
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Burns becomes first black women to be a CEO of a successful Fortune 500 company. Xerox becomes first successful 500 fortune company with females as CEOs.
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Burns acquires the most largest acquisition in Xerox history (6.4 billion, Dallas-based IT and business).
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Burns becomes one of Forbes 100 most powerful women.
