The Mentors Radio Show

437. Ursula Burns on Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox, with Host Dan Hesse


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In this episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Dan Hesse talks with Ursula Burns, Chairwoman of Teneo and founding partner of private equity company Integrum Holdings. But Ursula is best known for serving as Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox during a 36-year-career there, where she became the first black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. In addition, Ursula serves on several private company boards, while also providing leadership counsel to several community, educational and non-profit organizations including the Ford Foundation, the MIT Corporation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Mayo Clinic, among others. President Obama appointed her to lead the White House national program on STEM and she served as Chair of the President’s Export Council. Since February 2022, Ursula Burns has served as Vice Chair of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness. Ursula holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from NYU.  She’s a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Listen to this episode below, or on ANY PODCAST PLATFORM here. BE SURE TO LEAVE US A GREAT REVIEW on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and share with friends and colleagues!

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URSULA BURNS:

  • BIO:
    • Bio: Ursula Burns
    • DEIC Power 100
    • BOOKS:
      • Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir, by Ursula Burns
      • ARTICLES / NEWS:
        • Pioneering CEO Ursula Burns Wants to Make Stories Like Hers Less Rare– WSJ
        • Ursula M. Burns The New York Times
        • In Her New Memoir, Ursula M. Burns Recounts Blazing a Trail to the Top of XeroxThe New York Times
        • “I’m Here Because I’m As Good As You” The Harvard Review
        • Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns on becoming the 1st black female Fortune 500 chief exec YouTube
        • Expect to see a sizable uptick in M&A in 2024, says Teneo’s Ursula BurnsCNBC
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