Nick Seaver is a senior vice president and the director of message strategy and training programs at Burness. Since joining Burness in 2007, Nick has worked domestically and internationally on a range of issues, including climate change, public health, health policy, health equity, biomedical research, and global health. He has provided strategic counsel, writing support, training and coaching, and message testing for organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Mayday Fund, the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, and the Aspen Institute.

As director of Burness' training programs, Nick developed and led hundreds of highly interactive in-person and virtual workshops for foundations, nonprofits, and universities working on health, science, and social justice issues. Over nearly 20 years, he has trained thousands of scientists, advocates, researchers, and leaders in sessions ranging from two hours to three days, covering message development, working with journalists, storytelling, op-ed writing, effective presentations, and crisis communications.

As director of message strategy, Nick helps clients develop messaging that resonates with their audiences, drawing on both existing research and original message testing. He has published guidance on communicating about climate change, health, and equity, and has conducted message testing and research on communicating about public health, extreme heat, SNAP policy, hearing loss prevention, and efforts to reduce prescription drug costs.

Nick graduated in 2007 from The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor of arts in political communication.