He is currently the president and CEO of TriNet; a cloud-based professional employer organization (PEO) for small and medium-sized businesses.
He briefly worked at Computer Command and Control Company as vice president of sales and marketing in 1988, before joining Rational Software in 1989.
[6] At Rational Software, Burton played a critical role in growing the company's domestic and international sales capabilities.
[5][8] After IBM, Burton served as the senior vice president of worldwide field operations at Hyperion Solutions from 2004 to 2006.
[3][6][10][11][12][13][14] Burton has contributed articles to Forbes magazine and other publications with particular focus on SMBs, entrepreneurship and HR topics.