Profile
Mr. John J.
Burns, Jr., is Chairman at Alleghany Insurance.
Mr. Burns joined Alleghany Corp.
in 1968 as Vice President of Finance.
He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Alleghany Corp.
from 1977 to 1992.
He was a Director of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Before joining Alleghany Corp., Mr. Burns was a General Partner of New York Securities Co. and a Security Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co.
Mr. Burns holds a degree from Boston College and the Harvard Business School.
Former positions of John J. Burns
Companies | Position | End |
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ALLEGHANY CORPORATION | Chairman | 2010-07-05 |
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE, LLC | Director/Board Member | 2004-04-20 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Analyst-Equity | 1967-12-30 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. /Old/
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. /Old/ Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is a provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the real estate industry. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company, with nearly 31 percent national market share, and is also a provider of other specialty insurance products, including flood insurance, homeowners insurance and home warranty insurance. Through its majority-owned subsidiary Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ('FIS'), the Company is a leading provider of technology solutions, processing services and information services to the financial services and real estate industries | Director/Board Member | - |
Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port)
Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port) Investment ManagersFinance Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port) (Alleghany) is the investment portfolio division of Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC, an insurance firm headquartered in New York City. They are ultimately owned by Alleghany Corp. (NYSE: Y). Alleghany provides property and casualty reinsurance and insurance to various clients. | Chairman | - |
Training of John J. Burns
Boston College | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port)
Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port) Investment ManagersFinance Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (Invt Port) (Alleghany) is the investment portfolio division of Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC, an insurance firm headquartered in New York City. They are ultimately owned by Alleghany Corp. (NYSE: Y). Alleghany provides property and casualty reinsurance and insurance to various clients. | Finance |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. RailroadsTransportation Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in the freight rail transportation business. The company operates various facilities and equipment to support its transportation system, including its infrastructure and locomotives and freight cars. It also owns or leases other equipment to support rail operations, including containers, chassis and vehicles. Support facilities for rail operations include yards and terminals throughout its rail network. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. | Transportation |
Alleghany Corp.
Alleghany Corp. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Alleghany Corp. engages in the provision of property, casualty reinsurance, insurance and financial services. It operates through the Reinsurance and Insurance segments. The Reinsurance segment consists of property and casualty and other reinsurance operations. The Insurance segment consists of property and casualty insurance operations. The company was founded by Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and Mantis James Van Sweringen in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis. | Finance |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. /Old/
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. /Old/ Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is a provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the real estate industry. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company, with nearly 31 percent national market share, and is also a provider of other specialty insurance products, including flood insurance, homeowners insurance and home warranty insurance. Through its majority-owned subsidiary Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. ('FIS'), the Company is a leading provider of technology solutions, processing services and information services to the financial services and real estate industries | Technology Services |
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