Ursula Burns

Infobox Person
name = Ursula Burns


birth_date = birth date and age|1958|09|20
occupation = President, Xerox Corporation

Ursula M. Burns (New York, New York, September 20, 1958 - ) currently serves as president of Xerox Corporation, named to the position in March 2007 [cite web|url=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070403006077&newsLang=en|title=Xerox Names Ursula Burns President - businesswire.com] [cite web|url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/17935323|title=Xerox Names Burns President - News - CNBC.com] . She previously served as president of the company's Business Group Operations and as a corporate senior vice president

Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering summer intern. She subsequently held several positions in engineering, including product development and planning. In June 1991 she became the executive assistant to Paul A. Allaire, then Xerox chairman and chief executive officer.

From 1992 through 2000, Burns led several business teams, including the office color and fax business, office network copying business and the departmental business unit. In May 2000, she was named senior vice president, Corporate Strategic Services, and most recently, president of the Document Systems and Solutions Group.

Usrula married her husband Lloyd Bean in October 1988. Since then she has been successfully juggling raising a family of 2 kids, Malcolm (born 1989) and Melissa (born 1992), and being an influential business woman. She enjoys reading, staying in shape, and spending time in big cities like Manhattan, London, and Paris. She also enjoys spending her down time with her family. She resides in Rochester, New York, New York City, and Bermuda.

Burns received a bachelor of science degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1980 and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in 1981. She serves on professional and community boards, including American Express, Boston Scientific, FIRST, National Association of Manufacturers, University of Rochester, the MIT Corporation, the Rochester Business Alliance and the RUMP Group.

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Burns is not only the heir apparent and right-hand woman to CEO Anne Mulcahy but the force behind the improved product line at Xerox. One example of the fruits of Burns' R&D investments: Xerox's new emulsion aggregate toner plant in upstate New York, which opened in August, is the only one of its kind in the U.S.

External links

* [http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/profile-full/article/ursula-m-burns/ Ursula M. Burns Black Entrepreneur Profile]