Richard Burt

Richard Burt began his career as a journalist: from 1977 until 1980 he reported from Washington for the New York Times on national security issues. Prior to his management position at Diligence, he worked from 1992 – 1995 as a partner at the consulting company McKinsey. Between 1985 and 1989, he served as US Ambassador in Bonn, after previously heading up the Europe section at the State Department. Burt was chief negotiator at the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks with Russia. In the corporate arena, Burt was a partner at McKinsey & Co. between 1991 and 1994 and has also held seats on the boards of Weirton Steel Corp., IGT, and Archer Daniels Midland.