
For nearly three decades, the Maine-raised adviser has worked behind the announcements that move markets. His rise from junior associate to deputy global CEO reveals a quieter craft: deciding who needs to hear what, and when.
From California campaigns to Washington boardrooms, the Burson Buchanan U.S. chief has spent three decades advising organizations when markets, courts, regulators and the public all want answers at once.

Before he advised companies through IPOs, lawsuits and crises, Jim Hughes reported from Denver and wartime Iraq. At TrailRunner International, he now runs a global communications firm with an old newsroom instinct: earn attention before you need it.