the “gold standard.” During his time as under secretary general for management at the UN, Burnham uncovered extensive evidence of fraud involving the purchase of equipment for peacekeeping operations amounting to tens of millions of dollars. The investigation led to the suspension with pay of eight officials from the offices of peacekeeping and management. Personal Burnham married Courtney Anne Bauer in 1993. Burnham was a resident of Stamford and Greenwich, Connecticut. He served on President Donald Trump's transition team at the U.S. State Department in 2016. References |- |- |- |- 1956 births Living people American chief executives of financial services companies American chief operating officers United States Marine Corps personnel of the Gulf War Businesspeople from New York City Harvard Kennedy School alumni Kent School alumni Republican Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives Military personnel from New York City People from Stamford, Connecticut State treasurers of Connecticut United States foreign policy United States Marine Corps reservists Washington and Lee University alumni 20th-century American businesspeople United States Marine Corps colonels