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About
Ms. Burton has been an Intuit director since 2016 and is Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms. Burton joined The Hearst Corporation, one of the nation’s largest global diversified communications companies, in 2002 as Vice President and General Counsel. She was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel in 2012, and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since December 2019. Ms. Burton has responsibility for day-to-day management of the Office of General Counsel, which provides services to all of Hearst’s more than 350 businesses around the world, including legal, compliance, labor relations, government affairs and corporate human resources. She is also one of Hearst’s leaders in establishing worldwide strategic enterprise deals with technology and content partners. Ms. Burton is a member of the CEO’s strategic advisory group, the Hearst Venture Investment Committee and Hearst’s Risk Working Group. She also is involved with Hearst’s innovation program. Prior to joining Hearst, Ms. Burton served as Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel at Cable News Network (CNN). Ms. Burton also serves on the Board of Directors of Hearst and previously served on the Board of Directors of AOL. Her non-profit Board affiliations include the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Stanford and Columbia Universities, and she is also a trustee of Middlebury College. Ms. Burton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampshire College and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School.
Personal Details
Title: Ms
Surname: Burton
DoB: 01/01/2025
Age: 1 years
M/F: Female
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: American
Language: English
Qualification: JD
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Other directorships (state)
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| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Chief Legal Officer | 01/12/2019 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intuit | Board | Member | 01/01/2016 | |
| Intuit | Audit | Member | 01/01/2016 | |
| Intuit | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/2016 |
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