Bill Burton (born August 9, 1977)[1] is an American political consultant and communication strategist who served as Deputy White House Press Secretary in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011.

[1] He was press secretary for Tom Harkin from 2001 to 2003, and communications director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in the 2006 election cycle.

[10] During the Obama administration, Burton served as Deputy White House Press Secretary under Robert Gibbs from December 2009 until February 2011.

He was a co-founder and senior strategist with the Priorities USA Action super PAC,[7][15][16] Referring to Priorities USA Action's "Stage" ad[17] criticizing Mitt Romney before the 2012 presidential election, Frank Luntz said “that ad alone has killed Mitt Romney in Ohio.”[18] In January 2013, Burton helped open the Washington, D.C. office of Global Strategy Group, a Public Relations firm based in New York City.

On January 28, 2019, it was reported that Burton, along with Steve Schmidt, had been hired to help consider a potential presidential run by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.