M. Michele Burns

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M. Michele Burns
BornFebruary 1958 (age 64)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Georgia (BBA)
Known forAmerican Businesswoman

Martha Michele Burns (born February 1958 in Georgia) is an American businesswoman. [1] She was chairman and CEO of Mercer between 2006 and 2011 and was director on the boards of a number of major American companies, including Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Goldman Sachs. [1]

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Education

She received a Bachelor of Business Administration summa cum laude from the University of Georgia in 1979, a Master of Accountancy from the same university in 1980. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Early career

From 1981 to 1999, she worked for Arthur Andersen as a Senior Tax Partner. [1] [3] [4] [5] She served as Vice President for Corporate Tax of Delta Air Lines from 1999 to 2000, and as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2004. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] From 2004 to 2006, she served as EVP, CFO and restructuring officer of Mirant. [1] [3] [4] [6]

CEO and director

From 2006 to 2011, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marsh & McLennan, and Chairman and CEO of Mercer. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She sits on the Boards of Directors of Cisco Systems. [1] [2] [4] [5] [7] [8] Previously, she sat on the Boards of Wal-Mart, Goldman Sachs, Orbitz and Worldspan. [1]

Support of politics and arts

She supports the Democratic Party. [1] She has supported Al Gore and Hillary Clinton, and she has made donations to EMILY's List. [1] She sits on the Boards of Trustees of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Elton John AIDS Foundation, where she serves as Treasurer. [1] [2] [5] [9] In 2010, she earned $4,648,029.00. [6]

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