Women’s History Month Part 5: Ursula M. Burns: Engineer. Executive. The First. – Footnotes

1. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ursula Burns: American Business Executive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://britannica.com/money/Ursula-Burns.
3. BecomingX. Ursula Burns: Leadership and Resilience Story. BecomingX Foundation. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://becomingx.com/films/ursula-burns.
4. BecomingX. Ursula Burns: Leadership and Resilience Story. BecomingX Foundation. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://becomingx.com/films/ursula-burns.
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ursula Burns: American Business Executive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://britannica.com/money/Ursula-Burns.
6. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
7. Columbia University. Ursula Burns: Black History and Leadership Profile. Columbia University, New York. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://blackhistory.news.columbia.edu/people/ursula-burns.
8. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
9. GoRick. Did You Know Edition 28: Leadership Lessons from Ursula Burns. GoRick Career Resources. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://gorick.com/blog/did-you-know-edition-28.
10. BlackVentures. Ursula M. Burns: Corporate Leadership Profile. BlackVentures.org. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://blackventures.org/blackleaders/ursula-m-burns.
11. Fortune. “Ursula Burns: The First Black Woman to Run a Fortune 500 Company.” December 2, 2021. Fortune Media. https://fortune.com/2021/12/02/ursula-burns-the-first-black-woman-to-run-a-fortune-500-company.
12. BlackVentures. Ursula M. Burns: Corporate Leadership Profile. BlackVentures.org. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://blackventures.org/blackleaders/ursula-m-burns.
13. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
14. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ursula Burns: American Business Executive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://britannica.com/money/Ursula-Burns.
15. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
16. CNBC. “Ex-Xerox CEO Ursula Burns: This Superpower Helped Me Rise to the Top.” February 19, 2025. CNBC LLC. https://cnbc.com/2025/02/19/ex-xerox-ceo-ursula-burns-this-superpower-helped-me-rise-to-the-top.
17. Fortune. “Ursula Burns: The First Black Woman to Run a Fortune 500 Company.” December 2, 2021. Fortune Media. https://fortune.com/2021/12/02/ursula-burns-the-first-black-woman-to-run-a-fortune-500-company.
18. Fortune. “Ursula Burns: The First Black Woman to Run a Fortune 500 Company.” December 2, 2021. Fortune Media. https://fortune.com/2021/12/02/ursula-burns-the-first-black-woman-to-run-a-fortune-500-company.
19. CNBC. “Ursula Burns on Work-Life Balance and Leadership.” March 14, 2022. CNBC LLC. https://cnbc.com/2022/03/14/ursula-burns-first-black-woman-ceo-in-fortune-500-on-work-life-balance.
20. EBSCO Information Services. Research Starters: Ursula Burns Biography. Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/ursula-burns.
21. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ursula Burns: American Business Executive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessed March 17, 2026. https://britannica.com/money/Ursula-Burns.
22. CNBC. “Ursula Burns on Work-Life Balance and Leadership.” March 14, 2022. CNBC LLC. https://cnbc.com/2022/03/14/ursula-burns-first-black-woman-ceo-in-fortune-500-on-work-life-balance.
23. Fortune. “Ursula Burns: The First Black Woman to Run a Fortune 500 Company.” December 2, 2021. Fortune Media. https://fortune.com/2021/12/02/ursula-burns-the-first-black-woman-to-run-a-fortune-500-company.