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Date of birth
Ursula Was born on September 20, 1958 -
worked for Xerox
In 1980, Burns first worked for Xerox -
Good at science
She obtained a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York University in 1980 -
Mastered science
Ursula mastered science in columbia University -
First African American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company
Burns made history back in 2009 when she became the first African American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company -
boss of a company
Ursula M. Burns serves as Chairman of Xerox and was the CEO of the company from July 2009 to December 2016. -
served Xerox scince 2010
Since 2010 she has served as Xerox CEO, managing to return a company once only known for paper copies to a viable and profitable business -
making money
In 2015 she helped generate $18 billion in revenue -
Burns stepped down from her position as CEO
In May 2016, Burns stepped down from her position as CEO for the Xerox Corp