Jordan Burton is the founder of Burton Advisors LLC, serving a select group of corporate and VC/PE clients to help them identify, attract, hire, develop and retain top talent at all levels. Our services include executive assessment, 360 feedback, and management team due diligence. Jordan also serves as cofounder of Talgo, offering hiring and interviewing skills training for investors and management teams.

Prior to launching Burton Advisors, Jordan was a Partner at ghSMART & Company, a boutique talent and leadership advisory firm.  In his 6+ years with the firm, Jordan served corporate and alternative investor clients in the areas of executive assessment, training, coaching and organizational effectiveness.  He has worked across multiple industries, geographies and company sizes, with particular depth in the high tech sector.

Prior to joining ghSMART in 2007, Jordan was a Case Team Leader in Bain & Company's San Francisco office, where he focused primarily on private equity and technology engagements over his 5-year tenure with the firm. Prior to Bain, he served as Director of Strategy and Business Development for a high-growth enterprise software company, managing the company’s strategic partnerships and leading critical pricing and product development initiatives.

Jordan holds an MBA with honors from the Harvard Business School and BA degrees with honors in Philosophy and Economics from Duke University.  He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.