BURKE, INC. PROMOTES JOHN E. THOMAS TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HEAD OF CLIENT SERVICES

Burke, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of John E. Thomas to Senior Vice President, Head of Client Services.

In his new role, Mr. Thomas will oversee Burke’s Client Services function while continuing to serve as Managing Director of Burke’s Healthcare Practice. 

"John is an invaluable partner to our clients, and to our teams who are committed to delivering the highest quality work,” said Tara Marotti, Chief Client Officer.

“His strength for developing strong partnerships is founded in his collaborative spirit and ability to listen. John works hard to ensure we find actionable and strategic solutions to our clients’ unique and complex business challenges. I am confident John will lead Client Services to even greater outcomes in the months and years ahead.”

Mr. Thomas joined Burke in 2009 as Vice President, Client Services and in 2014 he was promoted to Vice President, Managing Director of Burke Healthcare. In the past five years, Burke’s healthcare practice has seen significant growth under Mr. Thomas’ leadership.

Prior to joining Burke, Mr. Thomas served as the Executive Director of Clear Seas Research and as Vice President, Healthcare Delivery Systems Group, at Market Strategies International (now Escalent). He holds an MS in Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University and a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

About Burke
Founded in 1931, Burke is an independent, decision sciences, insights and innovation firm.  Burke capitalizes on its state-of-the-art research execution, advanced analytical techniques and leading edge technology to provide decision support solutions to companies across all major industry sectors. A 100% employee-owned company, Burke is also the industry leader in marketing research and consumer insights education through The Burke Institute, which has trained more than 85,000 participants from 10,000 companies, through more than 4,000 public and in-house customized market research seminars in 40 different countries. Burke, Inc. acquired Seed Strategy in 2014, creating a world-class consultancy with the ability to provide stronger, more actionable perspective for clients through the pairing of Burke’s prowess in research-based decision support and Seed Strategy’s expertise in new product innovation and strategic brand development.  Burke is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with regional offices throughout the United States.