John (Jay) Burke is a graduate of Syracuse University (B.S. Accounting 1976). He worked for what is now KPMG until 1981 when he joined the Hartford Financial Services Group as a financial analyst. He ultimately became President of Hartford Financial’s Fidelity & Surety Operations and, later, Chief Executive Officer of a Bermuda-based life reinsurance company. In 2005, Mr. Burke attended law school at Western New England College School of Law where he earned his J.D. in 2008. Mr. Burke is a CPA and a CFA, and is licensed to practice in Connecticut and New York. At Scott+Scott, Mr. Burke is actively involved in the firm’s complex securities and corporate governance litigation.