As Director of Communications at McDonald’s USA, Heather Oldani is responsible for developing and executing the public relations and social strategy that will build McDonald’s brand reputation and business long-term in the United States.

Specifically, Heather oversees a talented team of nine that crafts award-winning leadership public relations programs that build relationships with consumers and the media, drive positive brand perceptions and create awareness and trial of new product launches. She focuses on creating strong synergy and collaboration between the public relations and marketing functions and oversees national media relations and social media, as well as brand category and brand reputation national PR efforts. Heather also has oversight of four national PR agencies and the McDonald’s National PR Agency Roundtable, which she developed in 2007 to bring more alignment and integration to the brand’s PR efforts at the national and local level.