Fiona Hutton & Associates (communications and public affairs)
Fiona Hutton is the founder and chief executive officer of Fiona Hutton & Associates (FHA), one of the West Coast’s largest, independent and most successful communications strategy and public affairs agencies where she oversees a trusted and seasoned team of experienced strategists and passionate issue advocates. From health equity to technology, clean energy and climate resiliency, FHA helps shape conversations around the Golden State’s most important and pressing issues.
With offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Austin, the agency’s high profile engagements center on C-suite counsel, reputation management, corporate communications, policy advocacy, legislative campaigns, regulatory challenges, public awareness programs and litigation support.
Hutton has more than two decades of experience in public affairs and communications, assisting clients ranging from national corporations and nonprofit organizations to large government agencies and trade associations. She is widely recognized for cultivating an incredibly diverse network of relationships and connecting people for broader purpose. Recognized as one of Capitol Weekly’s “Top 100 Most Influential Players in California Politics,” Hutton regularly is featured as a female entrepreneur, business owner and policy/political commentator in national and statewide news syndicates.
Her agency has received national and in-state distinguishment, including ranking in PRWeek’s Agency Business Report, Los Angeles Business Journal’s Disruptor/Fastest Growing Companies, O’Dwyer’s Top PR Firms and PRovoke Media’s Global Top PR Agencies, and winning dozens of industry trend-setting awards on clients’ behalf.
Hutton serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the California Chamber of Commerce, and the boards of Open California/Capitol Weekly and the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy. Acknowledged for her dedication to equitable access to open space, Mayor Karen Bass appointed Hutton as a board commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks—overseer of one of the world’s largest urban parks, and most historic and iconic landmarks and venues. An ardent booster for women in leadership, she has also served as a mentor at SheShares. She previously served on the boards of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association, Sacramento Press Club and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
Passionate about exploration, adventure and the outdoors, Hutton is a world traveler, food enthusiast, amateur naturalist and avid hiker—investing in opportunities to gather and connect with her family and friends.