Rory Burke

MPA Fellows, Class of 2021

Assistant Town Manager, Town of North Branford

Rory Burke serves as Assistant Town Manager in the Town of North Branford. He graduated from Boston College with a degree in History and Irish Studies. Rory began his public service career in the Peace Corps, serving as a Small Enterprise Development volunteer in Minelo, Cabo Verde, where he taught language and IT classes and wrote and executed a grant to connect a neighborhood to the city’s water grid. He then returned to his hometown of Seymour, where he served in a variety of roles including Chief of Staff and Chief Administrative Officer. After more than a decade, he became Assistant Town Manager for the Town of North Branford, having also served as Acting Town Manager.