Oprah Winfrey and Ursula Burns

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We all know about Oprah’s numerous career and charity achievements as a media maven. This latest recognition of her prowess comes as Winfrey grows close to launching her OWN television network in a unique business partnership with the Discovery channel. This latest business move will make the billion-dollar brand of Oprah more powerful than ever.

Ursula Burns, being relatively new to the CEO scene, you might know less about. Burns is not only the first African American woman to lead a major U.S. corporation — Burns is also the first woman to succeed another woman as CEO. After being named CEO of the Xerox corporation in July of 2009, Ursula was also made the company’s chairman in May of 2010.