Ex-Xerox CEO wishes her story wasn't so uncommon

Ex-Xerox CEO wishes her story wasn't so uncommon | ShoulderUp founder on how to have the biggest impact | A 4-point action plan for trustworthy leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 16, 2021 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] A Leader's Edge [] [Ex-Xerox CEO wishes her story wasn't so uncommon]( Former Xerox exec Ursula Burns, who became the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2009, doesn't like that she's still something of a rarity all these years later. Burns, whose memoir "Where You Are Is Not Who You Are" was released this week, is distressed that only five Fortune 500 companies have Black CEOs and that less than 10% of Fortune 500 companies are run by women -- but she knows the talent is out there, waiting to be given an opportunity. 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