This issue includes the 2020 Health Influencer 50 list, a spotlight on frontline workers, a feature on Black Lives Matter and health inequity and more.
Our 2020 Health Influencer 50 list shows what a difference a year can make
The third annual list of healthcare industry heavyweights assembled by the editors of MM&M and PRWeek—the Health Influencer 50—has made its debut.
MM&M and PRWeek unveil the 2017 Health Influencer 50
November 1, 2017
11:00 am
MM&M and PRWeek have revealed the 2017 Health Influencer 50, a list honoring professionals across the health spectrum for their passion, determination, and innovative thinking that has helped guide the industry through two turbulent and exciting decades.
6. Ed Wise, CEO, Omnicom Health Group The healthcare agency business has seen more than its share of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic realignments during the past few years. However these moves may have played out internally, they looked to most outside observers as though they were mere cosmetic fixes. So when Omnicom unified its numerous…
10. Andrew Mackenzie, chief marketing officer, employer and individual, UnitedHealthcare Patients and providers generally don’t find a lot to laugh about in their dealings with gargantuan insurers. And yet even the stoniest-faced cynics acknowledge UnitedHealthcare scored a rare industry win with Way In, a campaign launched last year that attempts to demystify and humanize a…
9. Kym White, global chair for health sector, Edelman By Helena Foulkes, EVP, CVS Health and president, CVS Pharmacy Kym White has the insight, passion, curiosity, and drive that define a true health influencer in PR. When our company, then CVS Caremark, began serious discussions about announcing that we would eliminate the sale of cigarettes…
8. Laura Schoen, president, global healthcare practice and chair, Latin America, Weber Shandwick By Andy Polansky, CEO, Weber Shandwick Laura Schoen defines what it means to be passionate about making people’s lives better. Her passion for health and working with clients to create patient-centric strategies is far-reaching — whether empowering consumers with the knowledge of…
7. Dr. Jessica Mega, CMO, Verily Dr. Jessica Mega, is one of a string of top-notch scientists and physicians who decamped for Mountain View, California-based Alphabet and its life-sciences company, Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences). Google epitomizes Silicon Valley’s headfirst dive into healthcare, and Mega personifies what makes its nontraditionalist approach so compelling: building strong cross-functional…
