Kevin Burke (CEO)

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Kevin Burke
Alma mater Cooper Union
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Columbia Business School
Fordham University School of Law
OccupationRetired

Kevin Burke was the Chairman, President, and CEO of Consolidated Edison. [1] [2] He joined Consolidated Edison in 1973. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2000, President and CEO in 2005, and Chairman in 2006, serving until his retirement in 2013. [3] [4] [5] He is a board member of Honeywell since 2010 and a trustee of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [6]

Educational background

Burke graduated from Regis High School in Manhattan in 1968. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from The Cooper Union, a master's degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master of business administration from Columbia University, and a juris doctor from Fordham University. [4] [7]

He resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. [3]

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References

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