Wayne Moses Burke » Welcome

Hello.

wmburke — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:05:19 +0000

Thanks for stopping by.

If you have arrived here, you probably already know about the Open Forum Foundation. You can visit that there.

On the off chance that you aren’t familiar with it — check it out! I could gush about it, but I’ll let it speak for itself. Me? That has primariliy become my life and that’s why I’m sending you there before I even say anything about me, but if you’re interested you can poke around here and learn a great deal about who I am, where I came from, and how I think.

I also use this for blogging personal thoughts and ideas – when I do that (the best laid plans…).

Anyway, hope you’re well. And let me know if I can do anything for you.

Welcome.

wmburke — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:35:16 +0000

And so it goes. . . life, that is – ever evolving and changing.

This is perfectly descriptive of my current state of affairs. As you may know, I came to DC looking for work in the field of US foreign policy, but apparently that was not to be!

I have taken to jokingly saying that I’m no good at finding a job and so I’ve given up. The truth of the matter is that I’m much more comfortable being entrepreneurial than trying to convince someone to allow me to work towards their vision of how the world should be. Consequently, I’m setting off to do just that!

I’m in the process of forming a nonprofit organization and am terribly excited about it. The first project will solve both sides of a large problem in our country – communication between elected officials and their constituents. How will I do this, you may wonder? Stay tuned and it will all become clear.

See you in the back alleyways of the InterTubes!

Welcome.

wmburke — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:39:13 +0000

I am entering the world of US foreign policy, with a specific interest in US interactions with intergovernmental organizations, and the ways in which those interactions may enhance or reduce long-term security and prosperity for the United States, as well as the rest of the world. I’m excited at the prospect of applying my diverse history to this new endeavour.

I just received my Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University and was honored by being chosen to give the student speech at our convocation ceremony (See it here). My thesis was a collaboration with five other students to describe a viable international framework for sustainable development. My component within the project focused on the responsibilities that civil society has to itself, to governments, and to businesses.

My background includes a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in Engineering; experience in engineering and business management at Lakeshore Products and AlumiRamp, both small manufacturing companies owned by my family; entrepreneurship in computer consulting and clinical hypnotherapy; and citizen advocacy for electoral reform. My full CV is available here.

I bring a unique perspective to any task that I undertake. Please browse around my site to learn more about where I’ve been and what I’ve done, or peruse my blog to see what I’m working on and thinking about now.

Enjoy,
Wayne