Greg Lester Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware

• Supported DuPont’s Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer; scripted, advised, and prepared presentations for the CTSO to internal stakeholders and external audiences.• Managed corporate communications in sustainability, innovation and technology.

Advanced Technology Laboratories

• Led communications support for ATL and Lockheed Martin’s Global R&D enterprise. • Served as a member of ATL’s senior leadership team, and responsible for a team that handles HR, STEM community relations, internal, external and proposal communications support. • Developed internal branding for the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation (The Lighthouse).

• Developed successful engagements with think tank analysts in key technology areas. • Enabled speaking events for Lockheed Martin technology thought leaders. • Coordinated product messaging across RMS for executive briefings, trade show materials and media relations. • Awarded the Lockheed Martin Comet award for individual communications work in Directed Energy and as part of the communications team for the T-50a training jet.

• Led strategic communications for a $3B product portfolio, with supervisory roles in media relations, trade show, and web communications. • Managed executive communications and crisis communications for the General Manager of the 5,000-person Moorestown facility.

• Coordinated communications for donor, media, and internal audiences. • Served as lead science communicator for public relations and fundraising. • Edited and wrote for Wistar donor publications, including Wistar’s Annual Report and Focus, Wistar’s semiannual magazine for the Institute’s supporters.

• Pitched and coordinated national and local media coverage of ongoing research at Fox Chase. • Aided Fox Chase scientific and administrative leaders in strategic communications planning.

• Promoted research findings and scientific accomplishments of scientists and engineers across three schools of the University of Pennsylvania: Arts & Sciences, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. • Served as liaison to the advancement office of Penn in response to an international focus on the injury of the racehorse Barbaro. Conducted press briefings, arranged interviews and wrote numerous press releases. • Edited Research@Penn publication and established the Penn Science Café. Show more • Promoted research findings and scientific accomplishments of scientists and engineers across three schools of the University of Pennsylvania: Arts & Sciences, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. • Served as liaison to the advancement office of Penn in response to an international focus on the injury of the racehorse Barbaro. Conducted press briefings, arranged interviews and wrote numerous press releases. • Edited Research@Penn publication and established the Penn Science Café. Show less

• Wrote basic science-oriented press releases for research conducted at Penn’s School of Medicine. • Aided media outlets to promote UPHS events, and supervised media on UPHS property.

M.A., Professional Writing

B.A., Biological Sciences