Philip Burton is the Managing Partner at DHR Global , and serves as a champion for inclusion, innovation and entrepreneurship. His superpower is connecting people, ideas and actions. Areas of expertise include business development, diversity recruiting, leadership development, DEI strategy, coaching and networking.

With over 20 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences and over 10 years in leadership roles, Burton has extensive experience aligning talent management and organizational development for his clients. 

Prior to DHR, Burton led the DE&I Practice for a global executive search firm and was managing director at a healthcare consulting firm. He has previous corporate experience with Advocate Healthcare, Hillrom, Bayer, Lilly, Roche and Abbott. 

Burton has a certification for DE&I from eCornell. In his free time, he finds numerous ways to give back, he previously served on the Board of the National Association of Health Services Executives and is past president of the Chicago-Midwest NAHSE Chapter. His additional associations and affiliations include the American College of Health Executives; Chicago Health Executive Forum, where he was the Co-Chair for the DEI committee; the National Association of Latino Health Executives; and AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity