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Mary Burke is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 2014. She was born on April 30, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin. Burke attended Edgewood High School in Madison and graduated from Georgetown University in 1981 with a degree in finance. She then earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985. Burke began her career at Trek Bicycle Corporation, a company founded by her father, Richard Burke. She served as the company's European marketing director from 1987 to 1993 and then as its managing director from 1993 to 2005. In 2005, Burke left Trek to become the Secretary of Commerce for the state of Wisconsin. She served in this role until 2007. In 2013, Burke announced her candidacy for Governor of Wisconsin. She was defeated in the general election by incumbent Governor Scott Walker. Burke is currently the president of Building Brave, a non-profit organization that works to empower women and girls. She is also a board member of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Wisconsin Technology Council. As of 2021, Mary Burke's net worth is estimated to be roughly $20 million.

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Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 30 April, 1959
Birthday 30 April
Birthplace Madison, Wisconsin, US
Nationality United States

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2019

In July 2019, Burke resigned from the Madison school board to focus on Building Brave, a nonprofit she founded with a goal of empowering women.

2014

In September 2014, Burke acknowledged that portions of her jobs plan, "Invest for Success", were copied from previous proposals by other Democratic gubernatorial candidates in other states. The Burke campaign fired consultant Eric Schnurer, who had worked on those campaigns, for the unacknowledged copying.

On November 4, 2014, Burke lost the election to Governor Walker, who won with slightly more than 52% of the vote, virtually the same as his first gubernatorial win.

2013

On October 7, 2013, Burke announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Governor Scott Walker in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. According to Politico, she had campaigned as a moderate. In August 2014, she was tied with Walker in the polls.

2011

Burke joined with teacher Kate Brien to found AVID/TOPS, a non-profit dedicated to help kids striving to be the first in their family to attend college. Burke began volunteering as a teen, teaching tennis in inner-city Milwaukee playgrounds. In 2011, Madison Magazine named Burke one of their "People of the Year". Burke has never married and has no children. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

2007

She left the post on November 1, 2007 to spend more time on family interests and non-profit work, particularly the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County. In 2008, Burke led a study on the financial troubles facing Milwaukee schools. In 2012, she was elected to a seat on the Madison school board after spending $128,000 of her own money on her campaign.

2005

Burke began her career as a consultant in New York and Washington, D.C., working for McKinsey & Company and briefly starting her own firm. Burke returned to Wisconsin to work for Trek, working as head of European operations and, later, as director of strategic planning. In 2005, Burke was appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce by Governor Jim Doyle.

1985

She graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University, where she received a degree in business administration. She then attended Harvard Business School, where she earned a master's of business administration degree in 1985. She also attended the London School of Economics.

1959

Mary Patricia Burke (born April 30, 1959) is an American businesswoman. She was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2014 election. She served as a member of the Madison, Wisconsin school board from April 30, 2012 until July 5, 2019. Burke is a former executive at Trek Bicycle Corporation; she also served as the Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce from January 2005 to November 2007. She is the daughter of Trek Bicycle Corporation founder Richard Burke.