

In the Bottom 30% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Bottom 30% of 403 Nearby Companies in Los Angeles
5th place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Michael S. Burke has been the Chief Executive Officer at AECOM since March 6, 2014 and has been its Chairman since March 4, 2015. Mr. Burke served as the President of AECOM from October 1, 2011 to October 17, 2014. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of AECOM from December 2006 to September 2011. He joined AECOM as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy in October 2005 and served as its Chief Corporate Officer from May 2006 to January 2009. His responsibilities include finance and accounting, legal, human resources, information technology, communications, corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions. From 1990 to 2005, he was with the accounting firm, KPMG LLP. He served at Arthur Andersen & Company from 1986 to 1990. He served in various senior leadership positions as a Western Area Managing Partner from 2002 to 2005. He has been a Director at AECOM since March 6, 2014. He served as an Independent Director of Rentech, Inc. from March 22, 2007 to June 9, 2017. He served as a Director of Rentech Nitrogen GP LLC, General Partner of Rentech Nitrogen Partners, L.P from July 2011 to April 1, 2016. He served as a Member of Kpmg's Board of Directors from 2000 to 2005. He also serves on various Charitable and Community boards. Mr. Burke holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton and a J.D. degree from Southwestern University.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at AECOM.
Based on 470 ratings, Michael Burke ranks right below Mortenson's CEO, Dan Johnson.
AECOM's CEO is highly regarded by the Business Development department, African American/Black employees, and Native American employees. However, the Finance department, the Customer Support department, and Asian or Pacific Islander employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
AECOM ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for CEO Rating Score.
AECOM ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies in Los Angeles for CEO Rating Score.
