| Boston College, Graduate |
John Burton is Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Updata Partners and an Advisory Partner of Updata Advisors. His experience in information technology spans three decades as a senior executive of high-growth private and public companies.
Prior to Updata, from 1989-1995, Mr. Burton was with Legent Corporation, international, public enterprise software firm, as President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. During his tenure, Legent grew from $126 million to over $500 million in revenue. Prior to Legent, Mr. Burton co-founded Business Software Technology, Inc. (BST) and served as Chief Operating Officer and Director. Profitable from inception, BST became the leader in software configuration management and grew at a compound growth rate of greater than 50% until its sale to Legent Corporation in 1989.
