Mary Ryan Pettersen

About Mary Ryan Pettersen

A communications strategist, trusted advisor and hands-on practitioner with strong team leadership, brand building, corporate reputation, account management, writing and media expertise in large and mid-sized organizations. I am passionate about storytelling and promoting innovative health solutions and corporate purpose in an evolving communications landscape. I maintain strong relationships with top-tier health, business/financial and technology media influencers. Results-driven, I bring a sense of urgency to performance. Having managed numerous press conferences, large events, and crisis situations, I thrive working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.My extensive media and investor relations experience includes arranging top-tier national, regional and industry trade coverage in television, print, online and radio outlets, such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, Axios, Investor\'s Business Daily, Bloomberg, NPR, Washington Post, Modern Healthcare, Becker’s Health, Fierce Healthcare, STAT, ESPN, CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg Television Network, FOX Business, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, and Inc. Specialties: Corporate reputation management, thought leadership, executive visibility, media relations, media and message training, FDA product approvals, narrative building, internal/external communications, social/digital strategy, project management, public affairs, community relations, integrated marketing, event management, crisis communications.

Experience

1. Vice President, Health Media

   Porter Novelli

   Mar 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Illinois State University

  B.A., Mass Communication - Journalism

Skills

• Message Development
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Corporate Communications
• Community Development
• Speech Writing
• Management
• B2b
• Consumer Marketing
• Communications Planning
• Analyst Relations
• Investor Relations
• Reputation Management
• Copywriting
• Blogging
• Strategy
• Messaging
• Brand Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Leadership
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing
• Spokesperson
• Content Strategy
• Publicity
• Social Media Measurement
• Thought Leadership
• Content Development
• Communication Training
• Reputation
• Crisis Management
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Strategic Public Relations Planning
• Social Media
• Sponsorship
• Event Planning
• Newsletters
• Competitive Analysis