Leading in High-Stakes Environments with Tom Burke

Power the Network · Jan 8, 2026 · 1h 4m

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In this episode of Power the Network, guest host Tim Drake sits down with CBM account manager Tom Burke to explore a career that spans decades in the utility industry and nearly four decades of military service. Tom shares how his early engineering work at Black & Veatch led to more than 20 years at Kansas City Power & Light (now Evergy), where he held leadership roles across engineering, distribution operations, underground systems, and storm response.

The conversation goes well beyond a résumé…