Billy Linville

"Building support for any position starts and ends with clear communication and an emotional connection to your audience."

Projects & Recognition

Billy Linville is a public affairs and strategic communication professional, working with clients such as Delta Air Lines, Blackstone, Atlanta Braves, Tesla Motors, Millicom, Atlanta Hawks, American Bar Association, American Cancer Society, RaceTrac, American Medical Response, Invest Atlanta, CIM, and Atlanta Public Schools.

Billy, described by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a longtime Atlanta P.R. guru and the Atlanta Magazine as a P.R. whiz, is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lexicon Strategies, a leading public affairs consulting firm, focusing on public relations, government affairs, media relations, crisis communication, social impact, and strategic communication.

From 2006 to 2013, Billy was the Eastern Region and Global VP of Public Affairs for AT&T. Managing a team of 25 professionals and consultants in the U.S. and Brussels, he helped direct legislative, regulatory and issue strategies; guided media relations, messaging, and communication for public policy matters; and leveraged the citizenship and reputation of the company.

Billy also co-led a successful reputation campaign for AT&T in New York City and directed state and regional grassroots coalitions.

Billy began his career as a legislative aide and campaign manager for U.S. Congressman Phil Sharp (IN). For more than ten years, he served as campaign manager, communication director and political consultant for clients, including Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (LA), U.S. Senator Zell Miller (GA) and others.

In 2002, Billy formed Linville & Associates, a public affairs consulting firm, whose clients included Oracle, AT&T, Delta Airlines, Cisco Systems, Earthlink and others.

Billy sits on the Board of the Otis Bowen Institute of Political Participation at Ball State University. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.