Hayley Burns
Hayley Burns is a communication, public affairs and marketing leader with a record of helping clients achieve aggressive business goals. Hayley has built successful communication strategies for clients in some of the toughest political, legal, and business environments including cyber-security, finance, education, and international business. Hayley has brought her expertise and years of covering some of the most controversial and complex legal cases to serve her clients in the legal industry. Hayley leverages her deep connection in the media to help her clients tell their sides of the story with conviction. Hayley has developed many media and communication strategies for her legal clients that have impacted case outcomes and led to successful settlements - in a varied portfolio of areas of law.
Hayley has led communication plans targeting diverse audiences, including a global rollout in India and an education public affairs campaign for the Latino community in Illinois for the Chicago Public Schools.
Hayley is also a cofounder of Lincoln Forum, the leading public affairs event platform in Chicago, hosting some of the most powerful leaders in government, business, and the media.
Hayley’s career began in broadcast journalism where she covered breaking news, business and politics at NBC Chicago, Fox News Chicago and the CNN Midwest Bureau.
Hayley has created and led communication initiatives for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Quicken Loans, Mopar, Kraft, Principal Financial Group, Chicago Public Schools, and Ronald McDonald House Charities, among others.