Spelman College Courageous Conversations - Ursula Burns

Ursula Burns has extensive international experience in leading large companies that are facing technology sea changes within their industries. Burns was the chairman of the board of Xerox Corporation from 2010 to 2017 and chief executive officer from 2009 to 2016, after having been appointed president in 2007. Burns joined Xerox as a summer intern in 1980 and has since held leadership posts spanning corporate services, manufacturing and product development. During Burns’ tenure as chief executive officer, Burns 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, Burns spearheaded the largest acquisition in Xerox history, the $6.4 billion purchase of Affiliated Computer Services. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3713ZbS