Ursula Burns

  • 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