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Burton is a co-founder and Partner in Excella Consulting. He has over 16 years experience in business and information technology consulting, specializing in defining and implementing information technology strategies. He has served clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including hospitality, financial services, energy, telecommunications, internet/e-commerce, and the federal government.
Burton’s corporate role within Excella is focused on firm growth and business development. Burton’s approach to organizational and business development is values-focused driving growth only when it is consistent with the organization’s core values. While this approach inhibits growth at times, it ensures the long-term health and quality of the organization. In this role, Burton developed Excella’s consulting-based account management approach and fosters new business development based on relationship management.
Prior to co-founding Excella, Burton served as a Senior Practice Director and member of the executive team of Perspective Technology Corporation (now Idea Integration), an information technology consulting firm. During his tenure, Burton helped grow Perspective from 36 employees and $3 million in revenue to 140 employees and $24 million in revenue. Burton also served as the Director of Market Expansion, successfully defining and executing business plans to start consulting operations in two new markets. Burton started his career in the Change Management practice of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
Burton was an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia. He graduated with distinction (equivalent to cum laude), earning a Bachelor of Arts | 