Burke W. Whitman
Chief Executive Officer - Colmar Holdings
Burke W. Whitman is an American executive, board director, and former US Marine commanding general.
In business, he serves as CEO of Colmar Holdings and on the boards of directors of Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE) and Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq). Previously he was CEO of HMA (NYSE Fortune 500), CFO of Triad (NYSE Fortune 500), and president of Deerfield Health, all three of which were merged with other companies.
In military service, concurrent with his executive role, he served 34 years as an officer of Marines, including 20 on reserve duty and 14 on active duty during which he led multiple combat deployments and commanded forces at all levels. He served as the commanding general of a Marine Division, commanding general of Marine Forces, and general officer with the Secretary of Defense.
In volunteer service, Burke has served on the boards of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Toys For Tots Foundation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Federation of American Hospitals, Marine Corps University, Nashotah Theological Seminary, and Lovett School, and is a member of Business Executives for National Security.
He holds a bachelor degree from Dartmouth College and masters degrees from Harvard Business School, the US Army War College, and Nashotah Theological Seminary.
Institutional Investor named him Best CFO and Best CEO. The United States awarded him two dozen combat and other military decorations. Dartmouth awarded him the James Wright Award for Distinguished Service for a lifetime that exemplifies the ideals of service, college, and country.