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Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Board Member Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D. is the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development at Columbia University’s Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. [...]

Christopher Kuenne Board Member Chris is the Founder and Managing Director of Rosemark, which invests and partners with companies exclusively in the Marketing & Media Technology sector which compete on [...]

Charles L. Carroll Treasurer Charles (Charlie) Carroll joined the Burke Foundation Board of Trustees in 2011, was elected Treasurer in 2016, and oversees the Foundation’s investment management portfolio.Charles joined Lazard [...]

James Burke President and Chairman James oversees the Burke Foundation founded in 1989 by his late father, James E. Burke, long-time CEO of Johnson & Johnson and recipient of the [...]

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) The Burke Foundation supports children and caregivers to help prevent, protect against, and heal from the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences. “Childhood trauma increases the risk [...]

Research Investing Early Investing Early: Recommendations for Funding in Early Childhood The Burke Foundation [cl_button btn_title=" View Report " overwrite_style="1" button_layout="extra-small" button_font="small" link="/wp-content/uploads/reports/2018-report-investing-early.pdf" link_target="_blank" css_style="margin-top:10px"] From Best Practices to Breakthrough [...]

Atiya Weiss Executive Director As Executive Director, Atiya leads the Burke Foundation’s efforts to invest in the most promising and transformative programs and policies that foster the health, well-being, and [...]

Investing Early The Burke Foundation focuses on the earliest years, because early investment lasts a lifetime. “About half of the achievement gap we worry about at the end of high [...]

Early Care and Learning Early childhood care and early learning experiences can play a major role in the development of infants and toddlers and pave the way for success later [...]

Healthy Parent-Child Relationships “There is no such thing as a baby. There is a baby and someone.” – Dr. Donald Woods Winnicott Children need nurturing care and strong, stable relationships [...]