Chris Burke

Chris Burke began their work experience in 1991 as an Accountant Trainee at PPT, where they worked until 1993. In 1997, they worked as an Accountant at EY for one year. From 1998 to 2005, they founded and served as the Managing Partner of C.R. Burke Consulting Pty Ltd, a niche Business and IT consultancy. During this time, they specialized in building bespoke complex trading applications, C-suite HR management information reporting tools, and managing large-scale change programs for clients such as ANZ, Westpac, Merrill Lynch, and Natwest (RBS). From 2005 to 2010, they were the Managing Partner of Abigreen Limited, a UK-based Project Management consultancy, where they focused on delivering large complex change programs for global banks and energy trading clients. In 2010, they became the CEO of Brickendon Consulting, a global consulting firm specializing in complex change in regulated environments. Additionally, from 2018 to 2021, they served as a Councillor for the European Division of CPA Australia. In 2018, they took on the role of CEO at HybridHero, and later became the Executive Chairman in 2022. HybridHero developed HotDeskPlus, a software product aimed at optimizing workspaces, reducing costs, and improving employee wellbeing and productivity. In 2020, they became the Managing Partner at Tatler Capital. Throughout their career, Chris Burke has worked with a range of clients and regions, including Australia and the UK.

Chris Burke has a diverse education history. In 1992, they began their undergraduate studies at La Trobe University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a focus on Law and Accounting. Chris completed their degree in 1996. Concurrently, in 1993, they started their certification journey with CPA Australia, working towards becoming a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA). It is not specified when they completed this certification, but it likely occurred after 1996.

In 2003, Chris enrolled at Macquarie Business School to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Chris completed this degree in 2005, specializing in Business. In 2006, they took a short course in the Prince2 Practitioner framework and acquired the Prince2 certification.

In 2014, Chris attended Scrum.org to obtain the Professional Scrum Master certification. Their most recent educational endeavor is from 2019 when they studied at CPA Australia to earn the FCPA (Aust.) qualification. The field of study for this qualification is not specified.