Elizabeth Burdett
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Elizabeth Burdett

Account Executive, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Elizabeth is an account executive in Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Strategic Communications practice. In this role, she helps coordinate cross‑functional projects from ideation through implementation. She executes integrated communications and advocacy strategies centered on message development, stakeholder engagement, and content planning to raise client profiles and proactively manage reputations.

Previously, Elizabeth supported the firm’s Pennsylvania team as a legislative analyst, researching policy and tracking legislation and regulatory actions at the city and state levels. During this time, she also served as a part-time lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, assisting former Governor Ed Rendell in teaching the perennially popular political science course, “Who Gets Elected & Why?”

Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, Elizabeth worked at a Philadelphia-based full‑service marketing and communications agency serving the nonprofit sector, where she provided editorial, design, and production services for mission‑driven clients and conducted research and competitive analyses to inform media and brand strategy. She launched her career as a community organizer with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

Elizabeth graduated cum laude from Drexel University with a Bachelor of Arts in history and earned her Master of Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served on the Women of Fels board. She currently serves as Voter Services Chair with the League of Women Voters of Philadelphia and is an alumna of the WeLead Campaign Training Program at American University’s Women & Politics Institute. 

Outside of work, Elizabeth is an enthusiastic participant in Philadelphia civic life and enjoys trivia, live music, reading, and watching women’s basketball.