who we are

expert consumer & health connectors

Decades of experience leading communications for major medical and pharmaceutical milestones and landmarks in public health, now powered by the award-winning creative and digital talents of consumer PR powerhouse M Booth.

our values

An agency is the sum of its people. We bring these values to all of our work.

Fearless

We thrive at the forefront of change. We are inspired by the challenge of communicating innovative, controversial, and complex health advances. That’s how to best help our clients reach the people who need them most.

Curious

We believe that big problems demand big solutions. We go beyond the obvious—marrying our love of deep science and informed data with a passion for imaginative thinking—to develop creative, best-in-class strategies that break new ground for our clients.

Compassionate

We care deeply about our fellow humans. Our seasoned experts take the time to understand the experiences of people living with health conditions to develop an informed point of view so that we can counsel our clients to create meaningful change.

Principled

Our drive to help people unites and energizes us, inspiring us to push ourselves forward and look at problems holistically and in new ways. We are thoughtful and steadfast in our commitment to doing what is right.

Collaborative

We are stronger together, supporting and empowering our people and our clients to speak the truth and do great work. Our culture champions the diversity of people, welcoming everyone’s ideas and experiences.

why our work matters

Hear from Vice President Anisha Patel about why catalyzing conversations and connections matters.

...I would highly recommend them. They develop really good content, drill down to learn the business, and develop solutions that help us where we are in our business. They are great partners and have always thought of us as an important client.”

— Specialty Pharma client

They are global health experts. They are strategic and thoughtful which was important to us because we are moving from simply producing trusted scientific metrics to having more direct impact on health policy and practices.”

— Global Research Institute client

We recognize what it takes to deliver such high-quality, creative and strategic work at warp speed — it takes experience, smarts and the right folks at the table. They have that, and we’re so pleased.”

— National Research University client

...They hire very bright people and keep them motivated. Their group is top-notch from top through all levels of the account.”

— Medical Society client

...They’ve brought tremendous value. They’re great at the intersection of product and policy. They are fast, reliable and high quality.”

— Global Pharma client

Leadership

Stacey Bernstein CEO

Peter Matheson Gay Chief Impact Officer

Karen Strauss Chief Marketing & Growth Officer

Karen O’Malley Managing Director, Public Affairs Practice Chair

Julia Jackson Managing Director, Marketing Communications Practice Lead

Tayla Mahmud Executive Vice President, Health Equity & Multicultural Strategy

Andrew Shih Executive Vice President, Corporate & Public Affairs

Eric Winkfield Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Leila Darabi Executive Vice President, Head of Social Impact

Sherri Michelstein Director of Advocacy

Tom Rovine Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications

Michele Forbes Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Tyler Pennock Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy

Lisa Johnson Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Cub Barrett Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Megan Lambert Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Susannah Masur Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Lindsay Paul Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Mark Westall Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation

Sacha Evans Senior Vice President, Public Affairs

Nick Vajda Director, Finance and Operations

BRINGING GLOBAL SCALE AND SPECIALIST ATTENTION

OUR NETWORK

We draw on our Next 15 sister agencies and communications partners around the world who represent the best health expertise in their country or region. These partnerships inform client programming and provide local connectivity to world-wide healthcare issues.

M Booth Health

Communication Partners

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Our differences make us stronger—their inclusion makes them matter. We are committed to creating an environment where you can be your authentic self so you can do your best work. We promote and value diversity across race, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability and attributes so we can better serve our clients, their customers, and the communities around us.

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