Burton M. Goldfield is a

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-born

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. He is the former

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and

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of TriNet; a cloud-based professional employer organization (PEO) for small and medium-sized businesses. He is profiled in ''San Francisco Business Times'' and also featured as the "Most Admired CEO" in the same publication. He is a regular contributor to

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and his articles feature issues relevant to SMBs.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Goldfield received a

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from

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and an

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from

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in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Business career

Burton M. Goldfield has served as an

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in various capacities for more than 25 years. He started his executive career at CGS Scientific Corporation in 1979 where he served as executive vice president until 1988. He briefly worked at Computer Command and Control Company as vice president of sales and marketing in 1988, before joining

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in 1989. At Rational Software, Burton played a critical role in growing the company's domestic and international sales capabilities. Following Rational's acquisition by

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in 2002, he continued to market and sell Rational products globally as vice president ''worldwide sales'' at IBM. After IBM, Burton served as the senior vice president of ''worldwide field operations'' at Hyperion Solutions from 2004 to 2006. He was then CEO of Ketera Technologies from 2006 to 2008 before assuming his current role at TriNet. In 2008, Burton became the president and CEO of TriNet (NYSE: TNET); a California-based HR outsourcing company. Within his first three years at TriNet, Burton doubled the company's revenue by using his years of experience in executive-level sales, operations and

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. Burton has contributed articles to Forbes magazine and other publications with particular focus on SMBs,

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and HR topics. He serves on the regional board of the

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(NPCA). as well as the board of DHI (formerly known as

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); a technology recruitment platform. In December 2014, Burton Goldfield was recognized as "CEO of the year" by CEO World Awards for his contributions in transforming TriNet into a large cloud-based HR provider and PEO. As of August 2016, he is reported to own approximately US$3 million worth of TriNet Group shares.

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Early life and education

Business career

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