
02 / MEET KEITH BURTON
Experienced counsel for leaders—and a personal commitment to the people coming next.
Keith founded Grayson Emmett Partners in 2014. His career includes leadership at Brunswick Group and Insidedge, with more than three decades of experience in communication and employee engagement.
His consulting focuses on leadership effectiveness, mentoring, executive development, team alignment, and leading organizational change. The aim is to help people develop sound judgment and have a real opportunity to lead.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE COUNSEL
Keith Burton
Founder, Grayson Emmett Partners
Keith’s work spans employee engagement, internal communication, and executive communication. He founded Grayson Emmett Partners in 2014 after serving as a partner at Brunswick Group in New York and London.
From 1991 to 2013, he founded and led Insidedge, an employee communication consultancy supporting agencies within the Interpublic Group. Earlier roles included senior leadership at Golin, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, and Ketchum.
His career has included work with Amazon, American Airlines, FedEx, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, NASA, Tenneco, and Visa International, among others.
Keith earned an MFA in mass communication and a BFA in journalism at Southern Methodist University. His commitment to the profession includes his service as past chair and emeritus board member of The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations.
Keith’s experience includes work with
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Who are you preparing to lead next? Let’s talk about the decisions you face, the people you want to develop, and where personal counsel could make a difference.
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