Laurie Cairns

Laurie Cairns has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. In 1986, they founded LEC and served as President and Founder until 2013. From 2002 to 2006, they worked as a Partner at CairnsWhalen. In 2010, they temporarily became the Interim CMO at Aspect Software. From 2013 to 2018, Laurie was the Managing Partner at Blast! Marketing & PR. In 2019, they joined Reputation Partners, LLC as the EVP and Chicago GM until early 2020. In 2020, Laurie founded Cairns Communications and assumed the role of Founder. Laurie also became the SVP of Strategy & Branding at BrightSpace Agency in the same year. Additionally, Laurie served as the Marketing Committee Chair at Lumity from 2005 to 2009.

Laurie Cairns attended Northern Illinois University from 1978 to 1982 and acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Visual Communication.