GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Eve Burton of The Hearst Corporation
Eve Burton has spent 17 years leading the legal teams at Hearst, where her current role as the media company’s chief legal sees her oversee legal issues arising across its 360 global business lines, while also heading its corporate human resources, labor relations and government affairs efforts. She has attained an excellent reputation for her expertise in shepherding media and entertainment companies through a raft of legal and regulatory issues, having previously served as general counsel to CNN, deputy general counsel to New York Daily News and practiced as a First Amendment lawyer at Weil Gotshal.
Burton also receives plaudits for her role serving as chairwoman of HearstLab, an accelerator which is dedicated to nurturing women-led startups in the media and technology sectors. Burton, alongside a wider group of Hearst business leaders, offer investment, networking opportunities and strategic advice to women business leaders, with its current roster including early stage companies focusing on areas such as ecommerce, data security and legal services.