David Burt Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, US

I’m an independent marketing professional with over 20 years of experience, specializing in technology, particularly security and privacy. I focus on understanding my clients and delivering the right tactical mix for their individual needs. My work includes driving multi-part campaigns, managing web sites, conducting public relations, managing live and.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Drove content strategy by integrating with diverse work groups to develop, manage, and curate content programs to address the business needs of the Privacy and Regulatory Affairs division of Microsoft.
• Created and managed key internal content, including executive briefing decks, policy papers, internal communications, internal training resources, and departmental branding and positioning.
• Created strategic external content, including white papers on privacy policy issues, policy backgrounders, web content, and privacy reports.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Working with legal, engineering, and marketing teams, drove Azure privacy and compliance marketing.
• Developed and managed all aspects of the Microsoft Trust Center, the company global hub for compliance and privacy information, including content creation and site management.
• Directed extensive cross-company project documenting GDPR features for key enterprise products.
• Managed all marketing aspects of privacy and compliance content for Azure.
• Drove digital marketing campaigns including lead generation, web, social media, and PR.
• Created thought leadership content including white papers, web pages, data sheets, and blogs.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Directed marketing communications related to policy issues for Microsoft.
• Managed series of integrated digital marketing campaigns driving extensive engagement, including Cyber Space 2025, an innovative thought leadership campaign.
• Increased web views by 260 percent, social media by 500 percent, and content downloads by 90 percent.
• Primary author of a series of over 40 policy papers on privacy, safety, accessibility, and security comprising Building Global Trust Online, a booklet used heavily by the government affairs field team.
• Created widely used weekly tracking and monthly analysis reports examining the policy, media, advocacy, and research landscapes related to privacy and online safety.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Managed PR for the entire line of Microsoft Forefront security products.
• Grew responsibility from a member of a three-person team to being solely responsible for the entire line of security products, including anti-virus, firewall, VPN, and Network Access Protection.
• Oversaw agency team, leading successful product launches, campaigns, and trade show events.

Istanbul, Istanbul, TR

Managed all aspects of public relations and drove media strategies for this manufacturer of security hardware and software (acquired by McAfee in 2008). Supervised staff of one PR professional and managed PR firms in Europe. Increased press coverage by 300% with a perception-building campaign of research and thought leadership. Frequently served as a.

Washington, DC, US

Provided 400 hours of research and analysis for the DOJ in the successful defense of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), a law requiring filters in schools and libraries, in the case ALA v U.S. Authored a research report related to case, Dangerous Access, which was cited in the US Supreme Court decision upholding CIPA.

Managed all aspects of public relations strategies, policies, and procedures, including an outside PR firm. Leveraged thought leadership on the issue of filtering software into over 50 national press placements, including 12 in the Associated Press, six in The New York Times, four on NPR and on-screen interviews on NBC Nightly News and Fox News.

Certificate, Digital Marketing

Certificate, Nonfiction Writing

Certificate, Public Relations

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Masters, Information Science