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- Published: 29 November -0001
Burke began his telecommunications career in 1989 as a research engineer at NEC Corporation’s Central Research Laboratories in Kawasaki, Japan. In 1992 he joined AT&T where he served in various management positions in engineering, marketing and product management in both Asia and the US. In 1994, Burke relocated to Germany as director of marketing in Europe, Middle-East and Africa for AT&T’s spin-off, Lucent Technologies. In 1999, Burke returned to the US and was promoted to run Lucent Technologies’ integrated network modules business. In early 2000 Burke joined OMM, an early stage startup company developing optical switching subsystems, as senior vice president for marketing, sales and business development. In 2003, Burke became a venture partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California and Dallas, Texas.
Burke has a MS in Physics from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland and a BS in Physics from University College, Dublin, Ireland.
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