Jenny Burke advances the National Safety Council (NSC) mission of eliminating preventable deaths in our lifetime by leading various NSC initiatives. These programs raise awareness and educate audiences to keep each other safe, involving safety on the road and in homes and communities, fatigue and Rx drug overdose. Burke previously served as a Senior Legal Analyst at the law firm of Wolters Kluwer, specializing in Medicare, Medicaid, food and drug law and healthcare compliance. She is a licensed attorney in Illinois since 2002 and clerked for two years in the Illinois Appellate Court, First Division. A graduate of DePaul University College of Law, Burke also holds a master's degree in health law and policy from DePaul’s Public Services graduate program and a certificate in health law. She received her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Burke has served on her local school board and the nature center board.