Snowflake announced that Brad Burns is joining the company as Chief Communications Officer. In his new role, Burns will be responsible for Snowflake?s communications strategy, advising the company?s leadership as Snowflake continues to grow and scale as a technology leader. Burns joins Snowflake from Salesforce where he was Chief Communications Officer.

He has two decades of experience providing communications counsel to executive teams in highly competitive industries, especially around global communications, high-visibility product launches, financial and M&A communications, and issues management. Prior to Salesforce, Burns was at AT&T, where he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications for AT&T Communications. There, he led global communications, including public relations, employee communications, reputation management, social media, and executive communications.

Burns holds a B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He is an executive board member of SMU?s Meadows School of the Arts, and is a former adjunct professor of Georgetown University?s Corporate Communications program.