William R. Burke — Chief Maritime Officer at Carnival Corporation

Vice Admiral William R. Burke, also known as Bill, has been Chief Maritime Officer of Carnival Corporation and Carnival Plc since December 9, 2013. Vice Admiral Burke had a career in the Navy spanning 35 years with extensive experience in safety, engineering, strategic planning and operational readiness. He served on five submarines including command of USS Toledo (SSN 769). He commanded Submarine Squadron Two from July 2001 to July 2003. His flag assignments include Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Commander, Task Force 73/Commander Navy Region Singapore; Director, Assessment Division, Director, Quadrennial Defense Review, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems. His Washington D.C. assignments include tours in the Attack Submarine Division, Navy Office of Legislative Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff directorate for Combating Terrorism, Navy Warfighting Assessments Branch and as the Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering in 1978 and completed a Master of Business Administration at Marymount University. He earned a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy at the National War College in Washington, D.C. and is also a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar 21 Program in International Politics.