#3 Ursula Burns

Position: Chairwoman

Company: Xerox

From being only an intern, Ursula Burns transformed herself with burning innovations to sit on the chair at Xerox. In 2009 she was the CEO of the company and she was made the Chairwoman considering the changing needs, moving from mere photocopying into digital technologies.

She is the board director of American Express and the founding board director of Change the Equation, an organization, which seeks to improve the U.S.'s science, tech, engineering and math education. She the first Afro-American woman who has lead a major U.S. corporation.

Burns dedication in mentoring, encouraging young women has made her one among the ten powerful tech-women.  Burns quotes her mother when asked for her success manthra, “Education, confidence and hard work can change everything.”