# Burwood Group

> Burwood Group is an Oak Brook, Illinois-based IT consulting and integration firm that helps enterprise and public-sector technology teams plan, build, secure, and operate cloud, network, collaboration, and workplace systems. Founded in 1997 by Mark Theoharous, the bootstrapped firm grew to roughly 200 employees, built a large partner ecosystem, and became a repeat Google Cloud education award winner before Sikich acquired it in April 2026 for an undisclosed price.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Theoharous (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 200 employees before the 2026 acquisition; Burwood president Jim Hart described growth from 2 to nearly 200-plus people.
- **Products:** Strategy and advisory, Cloud and application services, Network and cybersecurity, Modern workplace and collaboration, Managed and resource services
- **Notable:** Named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Public Sector - US Education., Named 2025 Google Cloud Public Sector Partner of the Year for US Education and Industry Solutions Partner of the Year for Education., Earned three Google Public Sector Partner Expertise badges in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Strategy and advisory** — IT strategy, assessments, roadmaps, governance, vCISO, compliance, M&A and transformation advisory.
- **Cloud and application services** — Cloud onboarding, migration, architecture, application modernization, data platforms, infrastructure as code, cost optimization and managed cloud operations.
- **Network and cybersecurity** — Enterprise networking, segmentation, visibility, identity, security assessment, incident response and ongoing monitoring.
- **Modern workplace and collaboration** — Digital workspace, virtual desktop, unified communications, contact center and adoption services.
- **Managed and resource services** — 24/7 managed operations plus contract technical talent and project support.
- **AI and data solutions** — Secure research portals, RAG assistants, grant discovery, translation workflows, data analytics and governed generative-AI pilots.
- **Adoption and training** — Role-based technical and end-user education designed to improve use of new systems after deployment.

## Achievements

- Named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Public Sector - US Education.
- Named 2025 Google Cloud Public Sector Partner of the Year for US Education and Industry Solutions Partner of the Year for Education.
- Earned three Google Public Sector Partner Expertise badges in 2025.
- Built a partner ecosystem described as 225-plus technology partners and 690-plus certifications.
- Reported an 80% cloud-cost reduction and 10x storage increase for an automotive supplier's redesigned data platform.
- Reported a 99.9% reduction in data-access time, from days to minutes, for a global futures brokerage.
- Won CRN's 2008 Fast Growth Networking Infrastructure Specialist award after reporting more than 110% two-year growth.
- Grew from two people to roughly 200 without outside funding before its acquisition by Sikich.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Sikich acquired Burwood Group for an undisclosed amount; Burwood began operating as part of Sikich on April 1.
- **2026-04** — Burwood was named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Public Sector - US Education.
- **2026-03** — Burwood published analysis of the hypervisor market three years after Broadcom's VMware acquisition.
- **2025-12** — Burwood published enterprise AI guidance focused on workflow intelligence and scaled adoption.
- **2025-04** — Google Cloud named Burwood its 2025 US Education Public Sector Partner of the Year and Education Industry Solutions Partner of the Year.
- **2025-03** — Burwood earned three Google Public Sector Partner Expertise badges.

## Links

- Website: https://www.burwood.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/burwood-group/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BurwoodGroup
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWk-s-KLIXlqkmcVDZ3sa0g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burwoodgroup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burwoodgroup/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22