Ursula Burns

From PepsiCo to Avon to Xerox, these women are responsible for some of the biggest companies and brands that consumers touch and feel everyday. And this year, there's a new No. 1 on Fortune's list of the most powerful women.

Ursula Burns isn't wasting any time. Elevated to CEO of Xerox Corp (XRX) in July, Burns, the first African-American woman to lead an S&P 100 company, has orchestrated a major takeover Xerox hopes will give it a bigger foothold in the business services space. Xerox said Monday that it would pay...

Changes in the corner office come a dime a dozen, especially during this time of economic turmoil, but there is one on the horizon that is a testament to how far our nation has come since the Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements. On Thursday, Anne Mulcahy, who earlier this decade spearheaded...