Lee Birdsong is director of digital media for Southern Company, the Southeast’s premier energy company. In this role, Lee oversees digital communications including Web (internal and external), social media and digital advertising. She also has responsibility for Southern Company’s PGA TOUR sponsorship and operations internal communication and manages a team of 20 people. Prior to her current role, she led Southern Company and Georgia Power’s advertising, branding and sports marketing efforts for 16 years.
Before joining Southern Company, she worked in advertising at several leading agencies in Atlanta including McCann-Erickson.  

Lee is a board member of the First Tee of Atlanta at East Lake, Athletes for a Better World and serves on the Advisory Board of the JCL (Judson Collegiate Legends Pro–Am). She has served on Southern Company’s Employee PAC board and in leadership roles with the United Way, Prevent Blindness of Georgia and Pace Academy.

Lee and her husband Bob have three sons. She enjoys travel, golf and spending time with her family. She participated in the 3-year EV1 electric car pilot program at Georgia Power.

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