Kenneth Burke joined Vista in 2020 and is the General Counsel and Head of Compliance for Vista Credit Partners (“VCP”), the credit-investing arm of Vista Equity Partners. Mr. Burke also serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary for Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp., VCP’s business development company affiliate.

Prior to joining Vista, Burke served as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at TPG Sixth Street Partners (“TSSP”) as well as Chief Compliance Officer for TSSP’s broker dealer and BDC affiliates. Before his time at TSSP, Burke oversaw the legal and compliance functions for a multibillion dollar long/short equity hedge fund, and was an associate attorney in the Securities Enforcement practice group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Burke began his career at the SEC where he spent more than seven years in the SEC’s Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations. While at the SEC, Mr. Burke was seconded to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for 18 months to assist with various white collar criminal investigations.

Burke is a member of the State Bars of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Burke earned a BS in finance, cum laude, from State University of New York, New Paltz, and a JD from Fordham University Law School of Law, magna cum laude.

Burke has served on the Board of Trustees for the Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County since 2019. He lives in Jersey City, NJ with his wife, Elina, and two sons, Dylan and Logan.