Material Health Strategies helps companies accelerate growth. Combining world-class management consulting with global brand marketing strategy, we help CEOs, Boards and management teams navigate the most critical decisions for capital acquisition, market access and customer adoption. Our strategies have helped fuel the success of venture-funded startups, mid-market growth companies and Fortune 500 brands.

Chair Emeritus, Board Director and 2019 Chair of the National Board of Directors of the world’s most respected health organization dealing with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The American Diabetes Association drives discovery by funding research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, as well as to search for cures; raises voice to the urgency of the diabetes epidemic; and works to safeguard policies and programs that protect people with diabetes.

Oversee five U.S. offices, 4 U.S. practice groups (Consumer, Corporate, Healthcare and Technology) and 250+ marketing communications professionals for Cohn & Wolfe, a WPP public relations and integrated marketing company with clients in 52 countries. Manage high-level client relationships.Provide strategic counsel to clients on consumer brand, corporate, internal, CSR and issues communications across stakeholder groups.Manage budget, hiring, talent development and operations for the U.S.Lead the company’s flagship research and IP platform, Authentic Brands 2016, with a deep understanding of the characteristics of global brand leadership.

Chief Operating Officer of MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the top ten global independent public relations firms.Work closely with the CEO and the senior leadership team to enhance culture, client service and growth.Leadership responsibility for MWW offices in North America and Europe. Ensure an integrated approach to client opportunities across borders and practice specialties.Oversee HR, marketing, IT and business development. Lead the firm's client satisfaction program and work with the leadership team to implement best practices across the agency.Develop value-added partnerships with complementary marketing partners both in North America and internationally.Act as senior counselor to many of the company’s flagship clients, running programs across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

General Manager of the New York office of MWW Group, one of the nation’s top ten public relations agencies. For four years in a row, MWW Group was honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. Oversee integrated teams that provide full service communications across consumer marketing, corporate communications, health care, public affairs, investor relations, social media and media strategy.

Led client relations, thought leadership, marketing, and communications strategy for a leading New York City-based corporate and consumer communications agency with top-tier global clients. Managed a team of 50 PR agency staff and reported to the CEO.Managed the firm’s practice group leaders across diverse sectors and specialties including technology, retail, Internet and e-commerce, food and wine, social media and digital marketing, CSR and corporate communications. Provided high-level strategic counsel to global companies including Skype, eBay, American Express, Timex Group, Robert Mondavi Wines, T-fal and LeapFrog. Developed integrated brand marketing, corporate, issues and crisis communications programs across industries and global geographies.Awarded PR Week’s “2008 Global Campaign of the Year” for leadership of a global issues campaign for safe drinking water that required strategy and coordination across 13 countries in North America, Europe and Asia.

Full-time consultant responsible for developing the internal communications program for a major global change management initiative in this $18 billion pharmaceutical and healthcare products company. Responsible for aligning the company’s 43,000 employees behind a new corporate strategy.Created the strategic communications plan, brand identity, key messaging, and multimedia communications for a worldwide rollout of the new corporate vision, values and performance management system. Worked with senior executives across all global business units to create a consistent and compelling program that motivated the workforce to align with a dramatically different approach to the business.

Led the consumer and corporate communications practice for Ruder Finn’s San Francisco office. Provided high-level communications consulting to CEOs, CFOs and CMOs in industries ranging from consumer products and healthcare to medical research equipment and consumer technology.Diversified the revenue stream of the San Francisco office to better weather technology downturns by attracting consumer, healthcare and financial services clients. Hired, trained, and managed professional staff as well as a network of employees around the globe. Reported to the Executive Vice President and General Manager, Northern California.

Led the communications function for a consumer financial services company. Strategies helped Coinstar (NASDAQ:CSTR) become Washington’s 2nd fastest growing company behind Amazon.com. Responsible for all consumer, corporate, crisis and internal communications.Served as primary spokesperson and managed all communications staff and outside agencies in North America and Europe. Served as company liaison to the Federal Reserve and the United States Mint. Worked with major retail partners such as Target, Albertson’s, Kroger and Sainsbury’s, as well as organizations such as UNICEF and Warner Brothers to connect with consumers in new ways through innovative promotions and integrated marketing strategies.Partnered with the CEO and CFO on employee communications, crisis communications, financial communications and speeches. Reported to the CMO and developed integrated consumer marketing approaches and industry relationship programs.