Bruce Haynes (consultant)
Bruce Haynes is an American communications consultant. 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. Early life Bruce Haynes was born in Florence, South Carolina to Ann and Harold Haynes. He attended Furman University and earned a bachelor's degree from Francis Marion University in 1990. In 1992, while studying law at the University of South Carolina, Haynes was selected as an alternate delegate to the 1992 Republican National Convention. Career After graduating law school, Haynes started his career as staff counsel for former Governor of South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell Jr. He was next hired by South Carolina Representative Bob Inglis to serve as his chief of staff, and later became Inglis' campaign manager during his 1998 U.S. Senate campaign against Ernest Hollings. Throughout the 2000s, Haynes worked as managing partner and head of public affairs advertising for National Media Public Affairs, based in Alexandria, Virginia. While at National Media Public Affairs, Haynes helped to develop advertisements for Freddie Mac. Additionally, in 2003, Haynes and former Churchill Downs Incorporated vice president of public affairs, Frank Jemley, created the public relations