McGill University; M.S., Ph.D.; University of Illinois; B.S., Professor Burns was senior partner and director of research and account planning at Carmichael Lynch, Inc. from 1990 to 1997. Burns joined the agency in 1986 when Carmichael Lynch acquired the Burns Group, From 1986 through 1997 -- in addition to his duties at Carmichael Lynch -- Dr. Burns was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota teaching classes in consumer behavior and advertising, high technology marketing and ethics.

Earlier in his career Burns served as associate executive director for the Higher Education Coordinating Board in Minnesota; director of marketing for the Systems & Research Division of Honeywell, Inc.; and head of the Environmental Stress Branch of the US Navy's Air Crew Equipment Laboratory working on the Project Mercury Team. Burns has published more than 75 rather arcane articles and papers and his work has been honored with dozens of advertising awards. At the University of Texas at Austin Dr. Burns is the director of the Advertising Department's account planning program.

 

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