Andy Burness

Andy Burness is the founder and president of Burness, a mission-driven global communications firm supporting nonprofits and the people they serve. The company has partnered with more than 500 nonprofit and governmental organizations for more than 35 years.

Andy and his colleagues showcase solutions to the problems that cause poverty, hunger, disease, and environmental degradation, often taking little-known ideas that can benefit humanity and developing strategies and tactics for taking these ideas to scale.

His company has been named five times by Washington-area media as one of the best places to work in the region.