APA Foundation Executive Director Paul Burke to Retire July 1

Feb 02, 2016

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Psychiatric Association Foundation has announced the retirement of Foundation Executive Director Paul Burke this summer. Burke has been with the APA Foundation, the philanthropic and public educational arm of the APA, since 2007 and will retire July 1, 2016.

Under Burke’s leadership the Foundation has advanced public understanding of mental illness through a combination of educational programs, grants, awards and numerous partnerships. Foundation initiatives have included programs in military mental health, depression education, workplace mental health, and the Typical or Troubled? school-based mental health educational program. Burke is currently helping lead a major collaborative effort to help end the criminalization of people with mental illness, which will culminate in a national summit on the topic in April that’s cosponsored by the National Association of Counties and the Council of State Governments.

“We are grateful for Paul’s many years of dedicated service to increasing public awareness and improving mental health care,” said APA Foundation Board Chairman Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. “We are pleased Paul will remain with the Foundation for the next several months to continue the important work of the Foundation and to ensure a smooth transition.”

Prior to joining the Foundation, Burke served as the President and CEO of the Childhood Cancer Foundation (CureSearch), as the national director of marketing and communications for United Cerebral Palsy, and in public service positions in the federal government. He serves on the national boards of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and of America's Charities.

The American Psychiatric Association is a national medical specialty society whose physician members specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders. Visit the APA at www.psychiatry.org.

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