Sheila Burke
Fellow

Sheila Burke

Member Since 1969

Biography

Strategic Advisor, Baker Donelson Law Firm; Chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Group, Baker Donelson Law Firm; Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy; Faculty Research Fellow, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Distinguished Visitor and Research Professor, Georgetown University. Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, Smithsonian Institution; Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs, Smithsonian Institution; Executive Dean and Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Secretary of the Senate; Chief of Staff to the Senate Majority Leader; Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate Majority Leader; Deputy Staff Director, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate; Professional Staff Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Strategic Advisor Baker Donelson Law Firm Current
Chair Government Relations and Public Policy Group Baker Donelson Law Firm Current
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Current
Faculty Research Fellow Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Current
Distinguished Visitor and Research Professor Georgetown University Current
Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Smithsonian Institution Current
Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs Smithsonian Institution Current
Dean and Lecturer in Public Policy John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University Current
Secretary of the Senate U.S. Senate Current
Chief of Staff to the Senate Majority Leader U.S. Senate Current
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate Majority Leader U.S. Senate Current
Deputy Staff Director Committee on Finance U.S. Senate Current
Professional Staff Member Committee on Finance U.S. Senate Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic
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