David K. Burden Director of Research

Before coming to The Newell Group, David’s first career was in higher education as a professor of history, as well as an appointment as Fulbright Hays Fellow to Mexico.  Now he puts his research skills to use helping our clients fulfill their missions and steward their resources by finding the best executive and operational talent.

As Director of Research, David provides concierge service for the practices at The Newell Group, creating precision searches to serve our clients with curated, precise searches to unearth high-impact candidates.  He has successfully placed dozens of candidates in Logistics, Procurement, Wholesale/Retail, Food and Beverage, Med Device, Freight Forwarding, Med Device, Engineering, and Nonprofit.

David is originally from New Hampshire, Ohio but now calls the South home. He and his wife, Abby, have two active children, Nathanael, and Anna Rose. He tolerates their cat, Harry, and regularly brings his dog Marla to the office every Wednesday. In his spare time, David enjoys volunteering to support local human and social service agencies by serving on his parish’s vestry and supporting the church’s nonprofit partnership program. He was once struck by lightning and was a co-recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year.