Connor Burns

After graduating from Andrew High School in 2015, Connor Burns served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a presidential guard, providing security for the President of the United States. Following his honorable discharge, at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, he was selected as a Posse Scholar, an honor awarded to only 10 out of 700 applicants. Currently, Connor serves as a key strategist at Accenture, a Fortune 500 company, driving digital transformation initiatives for the Department of Defense. Outside of work, he combines his passion for endurance sports with his dedication to charitable causes by running ultra-marathons to raise funds for veterans' organizations and other charitable endeavors.