Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO, and Jordan Wertlieb, EVP and COO of Hearst, appointed to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Advisory Board as inaugural members
25 June 2024 - 3:24PM
The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) today announced the
appointment of Ursula Burns and Jordan Wertlieb as inaugural
members of the organization’s new Advisory Board. Burns and
Wertlieb offer their exceptional business acumen and experience to
PBTF, the largest patient advocacy funder of pediatric brain tumor
research. One of America’s most renowned corporate leaders, Ursula
Burns was Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation, through
2016. Jordan Wertlieb is Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Hearst as well as a member of the Hearst board
of directors. Burns and Wertlieb bring their breadth of
knowledge in strategic business expansion and development to PBTF’s
growing Advisory Board, in support of the pediatric brain tumor
patients, survivors, and families the organization serves.
PBTF’s new Advisory Board brings together members
who offer their strategic insights and advice to the organization’s
Board of Directors and executive leadership team on key issues and
opportunities facing the organization. Members will be ambassadors
for PBTF, advocating for its mission, programs, and impact to
external stakeholders, as well as mobilizing their expertise and
networks to drive positive outcomes.
“Ursula Burns and Jordan Wertlieb have both had
distinguished careers and bring a wealth of leadership expertise
that will help inform PBTF’s work,” said Courtney Davies,
president and chief executive officer of the Pediatric Brain Tumor
Foundation. “We know that their insights in organizational
growth and management will be valuable assets to our Advisory
Board, and we are excited to welcome them both as advocates and
allies for the pediatric brain tumor community.”
One of America’s most renowned corporate leaders,
Ursula Burns was Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation
through 2016.
Burns has held many leadership roles throughout her
career, from serving Xerox as Chief Executive Officer through 2016
and chairperson through 2017, to being a board member of companies
including Uber, TSMC, IHS and Endeavor Holdings. In her time at
Xerox, Burns helped transform the company from a leader in document
technology into one of the most diversified, profitable business
services providers in the world. In addition to her tenure at
Xerox, Burns is a founding member of Integrum, a private equity
firm, and a Non-Executive Chairwoman of Teneo, a global CEO
consulting and advisory firm. Burns also led a government program
to boost STEM education for children, launched by the Obama
administration. Her work with major corporate boards and leadership
of community and nonprofit organizations overlaps with PBTF’s
ongoing organizational expansion priorities.
For the past 13 years, Wertlieb has worked in
multiple key leadership roles at Hearst. He was promoted to
executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hearst in
2023 and is currently a member of the Hearst board of directors.
Throughout Wertlieb’s time at Hearst, the company has experienced
tremendous growth in its television and digital programming, with
its stations earning many regional and national journalism honors,
including Wertlieb receiving the Golden Mic Award by the
Broadcasters Foundation of America in 2024, and being inducted into
the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame in 2018. In addition to his
work at Hearst, Wertlieb is a former chairman of the National
Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) joint board of directors and of
its television board, and currently serves on the board of the NAB
Leadership Foundation. His demonstrated commitment to business
growth makes him a strong guiding presence and addition to the PBTF
Advisory Board.
“The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation has had such
a powerful impact on groundbreaking research, family support, and
advocacy efforts for the pediatric brain tumor community,”
said Ursula Burns. “As PBTF continues to build on
this momentum and expand its reach, I am honored to join their
mission and help accelerate their crucial work in addressing this
cruel disease head on.”
“I am very pleased to be joining the Pediatric
Brain Tumor Foundation’s Advisory Board,” said Jordan
Wertlieb. “The urgent mission of curing pediatric brain
tumors through funding research and providing support to both
patients and caregivers is strong and clear, and I am grateful to
be a part of it as an ally and as a new addition to PBTF’s network
of advisors.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome Ursula and Jordan as the
inaugural members of PBTF’s Advisory Board, which we know will have
a tremendous impact on our mission” said
Jeffrey Gelfand, Chair of PBTF’s Board of Directors, and
father of a brain tumor survivor. “Their impressive and
demonstrated knowledge in strategic business expansion, coupled
with their mentoring and leadership, makes them fantastic additions
to our Advisory Board. We could not be more excited to have them on
our team advocating for pediatric brain cancer patients and their
families.”
About the Pediatric Brain Tumor
FoundationSince 1991, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
has led the way in funding research into pediatric brain tumors,
supporting families affected by this disease, and advocating for
policies that help patients, survivors, and their loved ones.
Dedicated wholly to addressing this rare disease and guided by the
experiences of patients, survivors, their parents, and siblings,
the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is the only organization to
meet families’ needs along every step of their cancer journey. The
largest patient advocacy funder of pediatric brain tumor research,
the foundation also funds and advocates for innovative projects
that lead to vital discoveries, new clinical trials, and better
treatments – all bringing us closer to a cure. We’re able to do
that because of people and partners committed to supporting
families and ending childhood brain cancer. Learn more at
curethekids.org.
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