Our Founder: Harold Burson 

Over the course of 2003, our anniversary year, founding Chairman Harold Burson shares his perspectives on the half-century of Burson-Marsteller with employees, alumni, clients, and everyone with an interest in the world of public relations:

• On the Occasion of Our 50th Anniversary: A Brief Retrospective by One Present at the Creation
• Prepping for a Career in Public Relations: My First 25 Years
• Pre-Burson-Marsteller: Harold Burson Public Relations 1946-1952
• Burson-Marsteller: The First Decade; Rockwell and Clark: The Seeds of Success
• Our Most Significant Defining Moment: Establishing a Burson-Marsteller Presence in Europe
• The Next Steps in Going Global: Offices in Asia and Australia
• The Americas: The United States, Canada, Latin America
• Public Service: Good Citizenship is Good Business
• The Thrill of Landing a New Client: Two Cases: General Motors and Coca-Cola
• There's Nothing New Under the Sun: Most Likely, Your "New" Idea is Really Old Hat
• The Olympic Games: A Quarter-Century Relationship
• Summing Up: My Thirty-five Years as CEO