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Company · Technology · founded 1906

Xerox

American corporation that sells printers and digital document products and services. Howard Schultz began as a Xerox salesman in New York in 1976.

Of the 2 people here linked to Xerox, 0 are founders and 0 are still there. 1 of them also appear at Starbucks. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.

Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.

2 people at Xerox

Executive

Role

Summer intern in 1980, then product development and planning; president from 2007, CEO 2009 to 2016 and chairman 2010 to 2017, 1980–2017
Source · high confidence. Wikipedia says she joined officially in 1981 after her Columbia master's; the 1980 internship is the start of the tie. She left the Xerox board and chair role in May 2017.
Past
Technology 8 / 9
Ursula Burns
Former Chairman and CEO, Xerox
poverty · some · graduate degree
Employee

Role

Salesman, 1976
Source · medium confidence. Wikipedia gives the 1976 start in New York and says he left for Hammarplast in 1979.
Past
Retail 7 / 1
Howard Schultz
Founder and former CEO, Starbucks
public housing · some · college degree

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