Sherry Pudloski

Group President of Corporate Affairs, Integrated Communications, Real Chemistry

Sherry has spent her career building corporate brand reputation, advancing culture and collaborating with companies to demonstrate their impact to society. She has deep experience in healthcare, having served as head of a global business unit and external and enterprise communications at Pfizer and executive director of both communications and strategy at Novartis. Sherry is an expert in communications, branding, corporate affairs, healthcare policy and public affairs, social responsibility, patient advocacy, investor relations and sustainability.

Shannon Thornton Susko

Advisor, Capital Markets, Real Chemistry

Shannon Susko is a seasoned communications professional with more than two decades of strategic, corporate, financial and crisis communications experience. She advises management and boards of public and private companies on communications that impact valuation and reputation, developing successful communication strategies for transactions; advising on financial media, special situations and investor relations; supporting crisis and issues management; and using strategic storytelling and thought leadership to build and maintain trust and credibility with stakeholder audiences - from employees to investors, industry partners to regulators and beyond.

Mary Claire Duch

Group President, Biotech, Integrated Communications, Real Chemistry

With 25 years of experience in the healthcare communications space, Mary Claire is a respected communications strategist who partners with clients to develop and implement communications plans that creatively advance business objectives. She has deep experience working with the industry's most cutting edge, innovative companies -effectively creating and executing corporate leadership initiatives, preparing for and managing issues, driving executive visibility, integrating investor and public relations programs, leading launch initiatives, navigating regulatory actions and data milestones and developing key stakeholder relationships Mary Claire is passionate about analyzing market trends, business challenges and opportunities and partnering with integrated teams to develop strategies that effectively address them.

Leslie Isenegger

Practice Leader, Corporate Pricing & Public Affairs, Real Chemistry

Leslie Isenegger brings two decades of communications experience specializing in the integration of corporate reputation and risk mitigation, public policy and health economics. She regularly engages with clients to build communications platforms designed to establish corporate pricing principles, increase industry thought leadership around system value, and prepare clients for pricing and market access challenges.

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Jim Weiss

Founder and Chairman, Real Chemistry

Jim has nearly 30 years of experience in strategic media and marketing communications focused primarily in the healthcare and technology sectors. Under Jim’s leadership, Real Chemistry has grown from a one-person consultancy in 2001 to an integrated international operation. Today, the company serves some of the world’s leading companies and brands.