The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ursula Burns.
| Other author/creator | Burns, Ursula, 1958- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Ifill, Gwen interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) and Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://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 note | Recorded New York, New York 2013 April 13. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2013.289 HistoryMakers |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |