CEO, President, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Burke has spent the last three of his seven years with the board as
its top official, guiding the independent nonprofit organization in its
mission to find economic and community benefits from bringing in
visitors. That includes representing more than 1,000 local businesses
in the leisure and hospitality sector, which benefit from an annual
estimate of $40 billion in economic impact. He is on the advisory board
of the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission as well as on
the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Central City Association.
His 25 years in the travel and tourism industry includes 17 years
at Hilton Worldwide.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 3