Stacey Zolt Hara

U.S. Head, Workplace & Purpose

Stacey Zolt Hara is a corporate affairs strategist and former journalist who leads Burson’s Workplace & Purpose practice, focused on unlocking the power of people to build reputation from the inside out.

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Stacey has spent the past 25 years helping some of the world's largest organizations support business goals through purpose-driven communications and stakeholder engagement. Prior to joining Burson, Stacey served as Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Airwallex, a fintech company redefining financial services to meet the needs of the global digital economy. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Communications at Udemy, an edtech empowering individuals and organizations through reskilling and upskilling; and served as Visa's Global Head of Employee and Executive Communications, and, previously, as Visa’s Global Head of Corporate Reputation and Public Affairs. Earlier, she held a variety of leadership roles at Edelman, Ogilvy Public Relations and Quintiles, including several years based in Asia Pacific. 

Stacey began her career as a reporter covering the United States Congress and went on to serve as a communications advisor to several politicians, including U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Stacey serves on the board of The Red Tent Fund, the Berkeley High School Development Group and the Berkeley Unified School District’s Gender Equity and Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her children, partner and goofy labradoodle, Corduroy.