Mia Kelly Walton is Senior Vice President - Corporate Communications for Rolls-Royce North America Inc. In this role, Walton is responsible for positioning and promoting Rolls-Royce, its businesses, products and people, in the North American market. Walton leads all aspects of the company’s external and internal communications in the region including brand, corporate reputation, public affairs, marketing, advertising, media relations, philanthropy, executive and employee communications. She also provides strategic communications and marketing counsel to a number of globally-matrixed business units. She joined Rolls-Royce in 2001.

Walton has more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications and marketing. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, she was Assistant Director, Corporate and Public Policy Communications for General Motors Corporation based in Washington, D.C. where she served as principal corporate spokesperson on a range of safety, environmental, international trade, financial and legal issues. She also managed regional events for several GM brands as well as local sponsorships and philanthropic activities for the GM Foundation. Earlier, she was Communications Manager for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association, where she developed and directed an integrated industry marketing and public affairs program for “America’s Car Companies”.

Before joining the auto industry, Walton served in the White House under President George H. W. Bush, first as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff and later as Associate Director for Media Affairs. She also served in the Reagan Administration as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Management and Budget. Walton began her career in television broadcasting.

Walton holds a BA from Yale University. She is also a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, MA and in 1983, while still a student, published Andover: The Face of Phillips Academy.