• Cross-boundary and transnational knowledge and information sharing networks
• Assessing the value of government information technology investments
• Government information management strategies

Brian is a senior program associate at the Center for Technology n Government, University at Albany, State University of New York. He is responsible for designing and managing Center projects and developing new research opportunities focused on helping government foster public sector innovation, enhance capability, and generate public value. Brian also represents CTG on state, national, and international level advisory and work groups and at various academic and other professional conferences.

Brian has worked closely with governments at all levels in the United States and internationally as well as private sector experts and fellow researchers on understanding how policies, management practices, and information and communication technologies interact with and influence the performance of government and government’s relationships with citizens and other non-government actors. Most recently, Brian’s work has focused on the topics of Cross-Boundary and Transnational Knowledge and Information Sharing, Government Interoperability, and Assessing the Public Value of ICT Investments.

Prior to CTG, Brian worked for AT&T Government Solutions in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Before that, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force.

Dawes, S.S. & Burke, G.B. Building Transnational Knowledge Networks to Tackle Global Problems. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, 2011.

Burke, G.B., Chris M. Wirth, Theresa A. Pardo, Amy D. Sullivan, Hyuckbin Kwon, and J. Ramon Gil-Garcia (2010). Moving Beyond Hierarchies: Creating Effective Collaboration Networks for West Nile Virus Biosurveillance in Oregon. In Dorothy Norris-Tirrell and Joy A. Clay (Eds). The Practice of Strategic Collaboration: From Silos to Action. Taylor and Francis.

Pardo, T.A. & Burke, G.B. Improving Government Interoperability: A capability framework for government managers. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, 2011.

Burke, G.B. Government Information Locator System and Government Information Management in the United States. Journal of Library Science in China, 4, pp. 77-82, 2008. (Article translated and published in Chinese).

Cresswell, A.M., Burke, G.B. and Pardo, T.A. Advancing Return on Investment Analysis for Government IT: A Public Value Framework. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, 2006.

• M.A., International Relations, 2003, Creighton University
• B.A., History and Political Science, 1994, Rutgers College