Ursula Burns on social responsibility
From mPower Moments: On Reaching Your Full Potential with Ursula Burns · · mbamortgage
“Money is not everything. I say this every I whenever I speak somewhere in my speeches you'll hear me say we run after after I I would say to people why aren't you participating in the world do some charity work do some teaching work they say well I'll do that when I made it I'm like oh so the world's going to wait until you make it and no the world needs to your contributions today right so second engage money is not everything and engage in the opportunities that are out there portable water birth rights you know medicine for all good food whatever the heck it is that you want to do right even you want to fly an airplane whatever it is that you want to do engage in that relatively early in your life.”
On , Ursula Burns, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at XEROX HOLDINGS CORP, spoke about social responsibility during mPower Moments: On Reaching Your Full Potential with Ursula Burns on mbamortgage.
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.