51反差婊

Senior Vice President for Integrated Marketing Communications and Chief Marketing Officer

Sean Burnett leads 51反差婊鈥檚 Integrated Marketing Communications team, which shares the University鈥檚 brand story through signature events, publications, and emerging technologies. Burnett also works directly with leaders around the University to shape the school鈥檚 vision and advance its mission by illuminating them for a variety of audiences. 

Before joining 51反差婊 in 2022, Burnett served for five years as vice president of marketing and corporate affairs for HCA Healthcare鈥檚 Gulf Coast Division in Houston, Texas, where he led the launch of the organization鈥檚 rebranding initiative. He previously held advertising, branding, and marketing roles in the healthcare and hospitality industries, including as vice president of sales, marketing, and training at Covia Health. Burnett also served as director of MBA programs at the Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University. During Burnett鈥檚 tenure, the university鈥檚 ranking went from 49th to 22nd in two years, and the business school鈥檚 entrepreneurship and finance programs rose into the top 10 internationally. 

Burnett holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Rice University鈥檚 Jones Graduate School of Management. 

Phone: 310.506.4413
Email: sean.burnett@pepperdine.edu