Eve Burton
About Eve Burton
Eve Burton serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Hearst, where she also chairs HearstLab, an initiative supporting women-led businesses. With extensive experience in legal counsel and board membership across various organizations, she has held significant roles at AOL, CNN, and Gryphon Technologies, among others.
Work at Hearst
Eve Burton has held multiple roles at Hearst, currently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since 2019. She also chairs HearstLab, an initiative dedicated to supporting early-stage women-led businesses. Burton has been a Board Member at Hearst since 2013 and previously served as Senior Vice President from 2012 to 2019 and Vice President from 2002 to 2012. In her current role, she oversees Hearst's global legal operations, including strategic enterprise deals, compliance, labor relations, employment matters, and government affairs.
Education and Expertise
Eve Burton earned her Juris Doctor (JD) from Columbia Law School, where she studied from 1987 to 1989. She also studied at Thammasat University for one year in 1985. Her legal expertise spans various sectors, including media and technology, and she has significant experience in corporate governance and compliance.
Background
Burton's professional background includes diverse roles in legal and governance capacities. She served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at New York Daily News from 1995 to 2000. Her experience also includes a position as Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel at CNN for one year in 2000. Additionally, she worked as a Law Clerk for Hon. Leonard B. Sand at the U.S. District Courts from 1990 to 1991.
Achievements
Eve Burton has contributed to various organizations beyond Hearst. She was a Board Member at AOL from 2013 to 2015 and served on the Board of Directors at Gryphon Technologies, LC from 2012 to 2017. Currently, she is a Board Member at Intuit, where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee. Burton is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, indicating her involvement in international policy discussions.
Philanthropic Involvement
Burton is the President of the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, which engages in philanthropic activities. Her commitment to supporting women in business is further exemplified through her co-founding of HearstLab, which focuses on funding and nurturing early-stage women-led businesses that utilize technology and information.