Monica leads Ruder Finn Relate | People. Purpose. Policy. A broad offering that helps companies, governments and NGOs communicate their sustainability, social impact, advocacy and policy initiatives. Prior to joining Ruder Finn she ran Ketchum Purpose and was a Partner at ONE HUNDRED, an Omnicom offering that brings expertise from across the network to help clients with sustainability and social impact marketing/ communications challenges. Monica spent a decade at the United Nations where she focused on partnerships, marketing and communications related to public health and food security among other global societal issues.Monica builds brands, strengthens corporate reputation, generates stakeholder engagement and increases sales for her clients. She works with Fortune 500 companies (e.g. J.P. Morgan Chase, Kohler, P&G, Whirlpool, Nestle, etc.), foundations and NGOs across many issues ranging from conservation, food security, education, financial inclusion and youth to health, water and wellness. Monica’s entrepreneurial spirit has led to very strong business and financial results throughout her career. She is also a frequent contributor to media outlets on topics related to activism, sustainability, public private partnerships, purpose and social impact.Prior to joining Ketchum, Monica was the Deputy Director of Private Partnerships at the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) where she forged public-partnerships with many companies in the areas of disaster relief, food/nutrition, public health, supply chain, logistics, finance, technology and hospitality. Monica was with Ketchum in New York, Egypt and Washington, DC before joining the U.N. where she focused on global marketing/communications campaigns around economic development, trade and tourism. She also started and built Ketchum’s social marketing practice to support major issues such as human trafficking, education and Medicare.Monica has studied, lived and worked in the U.K., Italy, Thailand and Egypt.
Listed skills include Fundraising, Corporate Social Responsibility, Strategy, Crisis Communications, and 14 others.