Ursula Burns on wealth creation
From Founder Series - "Lasting Impact" featuring Ursula Burns · · Impact X Capital
“I think one of the things that's important is that we don't follow the traps and the examples that have been set up we don't necessarily follow the traps or examples that have been set up by a biased white society you know and i'll say things like the following i always love it when people say to me well that person went to oxford or that person went to harvard oh my god okay and that and that those statements alone are checks as to their credibility and their capabilities this is a white model oxford and harvard are one way to validate one set of skills.”
On , Ursula Burns, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at XEROX HOLDINGS CORP, spoke about wealth creation during Founder Series - "Lasting Impact" featuring Ursula Burns on Impact X Capital.
About Ursula Burns
Ursula Burns spoke at the Opportunity Network Gala on May 20, 2026. She reflected on her upbringing, describing her mother's advice to "keep looking around" and not let others define one's future. Burns attributed her own success to "a couple of interactions" that made the difference between contributing to society and becoming a "detractor." She urged students to pursue their goals aggressively, stating that "dreams belong to the people who push" and that success involves working through rejection and sacrifice rather than avoiding them.