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Grant Toups

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Global Chief Digital & Intelligence Officer at Burson
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Grant Toups leads global digital and intelligence at Burson, focusing on integrating AI and data to solve client challenges. A recognized CommTech leader, he previously served as Hill & Knowltons first Global CTO, creating AI-powered tools. People often call him a creative, forward-looking problem solver and a strategic thought partner.

Outside of work, Grant is an avid concert-goer and music aficionado, an amateur potter, and a seasoned scuba diver. He is also a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and was recognized as a PRWeek 2022 Pride in PR honoree for his advocacy.

He serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Southern Californias Annenberg Center for Public Relations.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Global Chief Digital & Intelligence Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI in Communications
Leads Burson's digital and intelligence portfolio, focusing on AI-enabled tools. He recently launched "Reputation Capital, " an AI-powered platform to quantify reputation's business impact.
Quantifying Reputation
Heavily involved in creating and launching Burson's "Reputation Capital" to make reputation a tangible, measurable asset for C-suites and boards.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Global Chief Digital & Intelligence Officer
Burson
7-2022
Board Member
USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations
11-2021 - 6-2024
Global Chief Technology Officer
Hill & Knowlton
12-2020 - 6-2021
Managing Partner + Division President
ICF Next
12-2019 - 12-2020
Chief Client Officer
ICF Next
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Media appearances

A talk with Grant Toups, global chief digital and intelligence officer. Featured in USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Burson names Latz, Toups and Kief to lead technology and innovation. Featured in PRWeek
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Education
M.A.
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science in Management
Tulane University
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