Mr. Burke joined the Equitrans Midstream Board of Directors in October 2018 and currently serves as the chair of Equitrans Midstream’s Audit Committee and as a member of the Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Burke served as a director of EQT from January 2012 until the separation of EQT and Equitrans Midstream in November 2018. He also was appointed to the boards of directors of EQM’s and EQGP’s respective general partners in September 2018, and served as a member of the audit committee of EQM’s general partner through Equitrans Midstream’s acquisition of 100% of the limited partner interests in EQM in June 2020, and chair of the audit committee of EQGP’s general partner through Equitrans Midstream’s acquisition of 100% of the limited partner interests in EQGP in January 2019. Mr. Burke was a partner at Ernst & Young LLP (EY) (a Big Four accounting firm) between October 1982 and June 2004. Mr. Burke served on the board of directors of Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (a publicly traded global chemical distributor) from November 2011 until its acquisition in March 2019.
Mr. Burke brings over three decades of experience focused on the energy industry, primarily oil and gas. Mr. Burke retired from EY in 2004, where he held a number of leadership positions, including National Energy Industry director and partner-in-charge of the Houston Energy Services Group. He also co-authored the book “Oil and Gas Limited Partnerships: Accounting, Reporting and Taxation.” During his years at EY, Mr. Burke served as audit partner for numerous companies in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Burke also has substantial experience as a director of both public and private companies where he has served on and chaired a number of committees.