Paula Drake

Paula Drake is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Regions Bank, where Paula has been a member of the Executive Leadership Team since August 2020, overseeing enterprise internal and external communications. Prior to Regions Bank, Paula served at The Home Depot from November 2004 to August 2020, leading PR campaigns and executive communications for the Chairman/CEO and senior leadership team. Paula's experience also includes a role as PR Manager at UPS from February 1998 to November 2004, where responsibilities included strategic publicity campaigns and operations for the UPS Press Room. Earlier in the career, Paula worked as a Senior Account Executive at Duffey Communications and as a Legislative Assistant & Media Relations Specialist for the Florida Legislature and Florida Attorney General's Office. Paula holds a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from The University of Georgia.