Ursula Burns

Ursula Burns has served as a Director at Uber Technologies for seven years. Her corporate affiliations span various companies such as Endeavor, Teneo Holdings LLC, Integrum Holding, IHS Holdings Ltd., and Waystar. Previously, she held positions at Nestle, Exxon Mobil, VEON, American Express Corporation, Boston Scientific Corp., and Xerox Corporation. Notably, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead the White House National STEM program from 2009 to 2016. Additionally, President Obama entrusted her with a role on the President’s Export Council from 2010 to 2016, serving as Vice Chair from 2015 to 2016. Burns also serves in the Biden Administration’s U.S Department of Commerce’s Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness. She is associated with the Ford Foundation and holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from New York University (BS) and Columbia University (MS). Burns has shown her political support through contributions, with a reported $3,400 to Republican causes and $270,073 to Democratic causes.