He is currently Chairman of Public Affairs, Managing Director and co-head of the Washington, D.C. office for Sard Verbinnen & Co., a global strategic communications and consulting firm.
[1] After graduating law school, Haynes started his career as staff counsel for former Governor of South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell Jr.[1] He was next hired by South Carolina Representative Bob Inglis to serve as his chief of staff,[1][2] and later became Inglis' campaign manager during his 1998 U.S. Senate campaign against Ernest Hollings.
[5] In 2008, National Media Public Affairs merged with Issue & Image, a company founded by Steve McMahon and Mark Squier, to form the bipartisan communications firm Purple Strategies.
[8] Purple Strategies is a headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia[9] and has worked with clients including BP,[10] Time Warner Cable,[8] the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and the United States Chamber of Commerce.
[10] In June 2018, Haynes joined Sard Verbinnen & Co., a global strategic communications and consulting firm as Vice Chairman of Public Affairs, Managing Director and co-head of the Washington, D.C. office.