Elizabeth Christian

Elizabeth Christian, a fourth-generation Austinite and journalism graduate of The University of Texas, is president and CEO of Elizabeth Christian Public Relations, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020. Christian has a 40-plus year career in public relations, journalism and political affairs.

In addition to running an award-winning PR firm, which serves such clients as Google and Google Fiber, St. David’s HealthCare, the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Austin Board of Realtors, Texas Mutual Insurance, SouthWest Water Co., and others, she is active in the community. She is a vice chair of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation and past president of the Headliners Club and the Austin Area Research Organization. She has long been active with the Austin Chamber of Commerce. She was recognized as Austin Human Resource Management Association’s “2014 Woman of Distinction.” In 2004, the Texas Public Relations Association named her “Public Relations Practitioner of the Year.” In 2001, she received the prestigious Profiles in Power Award given by the Austin Business Journal.