Eve Burton is an Executive Vice President of Hearst Corporation, Chief Legal Officer and the co-founder and Chairwoman of HearstLab. She is a member of Hearst’s board of directors, the AETN board of directors and of Hearst’s Venture Committee.

Burton created HearstLab in 2016 with the mission to bring visibility and opportunity to women leaders, facilitate innovation, and create value from early-stage investments. With a proven record of inspiring a creative and collaborative culture, HearstLab’s growing portfolio of exclusively women-led companies is currently valued at $2.5B collectively.

Burton is also a member of Hearst’s Venture Committee, which invests in digital and other initiatives on a global scale. Founded in 1995, the group has grown to become one of the most active and successful corporate venture funds with more than $1B invested to date.

Burton was a Fulbright Research Scholar at Thammasat University in Bangkok and is a graduate of Columbia University Law School.