Sunday, Aug 16, 2020, 5:02 pm

By:Tony Williams

#8 Ursula Burns

Growing up in the Lower East Side of New York can be a big inspiration. In Burns's case it mostly inspired her to get out of New York to avoid getting shot in the leg. Today she spends her time running the Fortune 500 company Xerox, which has proven to be a great deal more lucrative than dodging the bullets of gang members.