The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ursula Burns.

Other author Burns, Ursula, 1958- interviewee.
Other author Ifill, Gwen, interviewer.
Other author HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2013.289
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Variant title History Makers video oral history with Ursula Burns
Portion of title Ursula Burns
Abstract Corporate executive Ursula Burns was born on September 20, 1958 in New York City. She received her B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York, and her M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University. Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as an intern, and later assumed roles in product development and planning. From 1992 through 2000, Burns led several Xerox business teams, including the company's color business and office network printing business. In 1999, she was named vice president for global manufacturing, and subsequently senior vice president of Corporate Strategic Services. In 2007, Burns was appointed president of Xerox Corporation, CEO in 2009, and chairwoman in 2010. She was the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 Company. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Burns vice chair of the President's Export Council. She served as CEO until 2016, when she stepped down, while retaining the title of chairwoman.
Performer Gwen Ifill, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded New York, New York 2013 April 13.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2013.289 HistoryMakers

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