From Founder Series - "Lasting Impact" featuring Ursula Burns · · Impact X Capital
“I think that black society around the world has been wronged really wronged and i think that we are we deserve an apology and i think that the apology will do more for the people who apologize than for us and if that helps the people who apologize to write their minds about recognizing that they wasn't wrong so the people who are in this group i'm fine with it i don't think i don't depend on it there's a whole bunch of discussions about it i think we have to be really aware and clear that this is not i mean apologizing is not going to do a damn thing now if they're going to pay money i think that i would take it but this again is not going to solve any problems.”
On , Ursula Burns, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at XEROX HOLDINGS CORP, spoke about reparations during Founder Series - "Lasting Impact" featuring Ursula Burns on Impact X Capital.
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.