ChristineBurke

In her role, Christine is responsible for sponsorship, licensing, business development, digital products, runner training, runner services, charity partners, international tour operators, and professional athletes. She joined NYRR in January 2015 as the Director of Runner Products and Services.

Christine has an extensive professional background in retail and luxury marketing, specializing in retail marketing, digital marketing, and ecommerce. Previously she worked for two years as the Vice President and General Retail Manager at Hastens Beds, and for nine years with L’Occitane en Provence, most recently as the Vice President of Global Digital Marketing and Ecommerce. She graduated from Williams College with a BA in political science and has an MBA from Fordham University.

A lifelong athlete, Christine played softball and ran cross country in college. She ran her first marathon at the 1993 New York City Marathon, which she finished with both her parents, who inspired her to run from an early age. She has completed 25 marathons, one Ironman triathlon, and dozens of NYRR races since the early 1990s. Christine lives in Manhattan with her husband and three children—twin boys and daughter—all of whom are quickly approaching the day when they will run faster than their mother.