Decisions in the C‑Suite

Former Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler discusses how he became Chief Executive, what he wishes he had done differently, and explains his role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Kindler also discusses the importance of making time for professional development. Interviewed by Richard Socarides, GLG’s Head of Public Affairs   “While I was leading […]

Risk-taking and Reinvention: Keys to Success

Crisis management expert Mary Jo Jacobi shares how risk-taking and reinvention has been critical to a successful career in corporate rebranding. As a leading woman in crisis management, Jacobi urges all women to speak up and say, “I can do this, it needs to be done. Let me do it.” Mary Jo Jacobi is a […]

Decisions with Purpose

Ken Mehlman, Head of Public Affairs at KKR and former Republican National Committee Chairman, explains the importance of overcoming confirmation bias when making decisions, how setbacks during the 2000 U.S. presidential election led to a revolution in political data modeling, and his role with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Interviewed by Richard Socarides, GLG’s Head of Public […]

Decisions in the Situation Room

Former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers discusses his role in the 2011 raid in which Osama Bin Laden was killed, evaluating risk and strategic certainty, and how to create paths to success in the decision-making process. Interviewed by Eric Jaffe, GLG’s Head of Research for NAFS   “Unless you had definitive […]

Decisions in Hiring

Theoretical neuroscientist and entrepreneur Vivienne Ming discusses her research on unlocking human potential, using big data to understand hiring biases, and her upcoming book The Tax on Being Different. Interviewed by Richard Socarides, GLG’s Head of Public Affairs.   “‘The Tax on Being Different’ comes from this very simple idea, which we systematically found across all […]

Decisions in the Admissions Office

Jeffrey Brenzel, former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale, explains the elusive process by which admissions committees admit applicants and how this approach can be applied to help make better business decisions. Interviewed by Eric Jaffe, GLG’s Head of Research for NAFS   “What [we’re] trying to do is assemble the most interesting collection of […]

Personal Branding 101

How do today’s business professionals at all levels stand out in the crowded global economy? According to marketing strategy consultant Dorie Clark, the answer is reputation management. “Your personal brand is your calling card,” Clark tells GLG, and aligning how people perceive you with how you would like to be perceived is key. Clark believes […]

Speaker Biographies

Hilary Malone PhD, has over 25 years of experience in global drug development, regulatory &government affairs, manufacturing and commercialization within the biopharma industry. Hilary hassignificant board level and executive committee experience including large scale organizationalrestructuring/transformation/integration, major M&A, biotech start-up, capital raising, investorrelations and pre-IPO.​

Hilary is currently CEO of Stylus Medicine, a private genetic medicine biotech company. Previously sheserved as CEO of a Series-A neuroscience company. Prior to these roles, Hilary served as COO & EVP atValo Health Inc., Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP at Sanofi Inc., and Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP atPfizer and Wyeth. Previous experience also includes senior regulatory and drug development roles atReata Pharmaceuticals Inc., AstraZeneca plc and GlaxoSmithKline plc.​

Hilary also serves on the Board of Directors of Hansa Biopharma and Adthera Bio. Hilary holds a PhD inMolecular Neuropharmacology and a BSc in Physiology.

Dr. Thomas Lönngren is Director at his own company PharmaExec Consulting AB. He is the Chairman of the Board of directors at Egetis Therapeutics AB, Sweden. Dr Lönngren also serves as board member at Compass Pathways PLC, London UK and NDA Group, Sweden. He acts as advisor to the following companies and organizations: NDA group, Sweden, Sweden, Artis Venture, San Francisco, US, Fujimoto Japan, Skin2Neuron Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, US, Special advisor to the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science (CIRS), London UK. From 2001 until2011, Mr.Lönngren served as the Executive Director of the European Medical Agency. He was previously Deputy General Director of the Swedish Medical Product Agency until 2000. He has a degree in pharmacy and MSc in Social and Regulatory Pharmacy from Uppsala University. He is also an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Honorary Doctorate from University of Bath, UK.

Speaker Biographies

Marie-Anne Aymerich

Marie-Anne has built a portfolio of senior advisory and non-executive roles, following a successful international career in the FMCG and Luxury sectors. She is a non-executive director of Haleon, a FTSE100 company listed in 2022 after the demerger from GSK. She is also chairwoman of Haleon Environment and Societal Sustainability committee. She is the executive director of the Pierre Fabre Group where she also sits on the Strategic Committee, and she is a Board Member of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of the world’s most prestigious chamber orchestras. She is also an angel investor and focuses her time and investments on start-ups with the strongest purpose and impact.

Marie-Anne is also a regular lecturer at HEC Paris on purposeful leadership, and she has created a serious game called “Planet Purpose” to upskill people on sustainability and purpose. Throughout her 35year executive career she delivered a strong track-record of business performance and growth in brands and portfolio in both developed and emerging economies.

As a senior leader with Unilever, she led a number of different personal care categories across France, Spain and the USA – including managing the Dove brand worldwide and culminating in leading Unilever’s global Oral Care division. She also worked for LVMH as Brand General Manager of Dior Perfumes and Cosmetics worldwide. Marie-Anne was also Vice-President of Imagine for Margo – Children with Cancer for ten years, a charity she helped found in 2011 with the goal of eradicating children’s cancer. The charity is the #1 charity focused on child cancer in France and has fundraised more than €14m since its creation. Marie-Anne is a graduate from HEC Paris. She is married and has two children aged 29 and 26.

Patrick Jephson

Patrick Jephson is a consultant, journalist, broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, based in Washington D.C. He is a published authority on corporate and personal branding and crisis communications, addressing conferences worldwide as well as events at the U.S. State Department, the American University and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

With more than twenty-five years’ experience in the government, luxury and family office sectors, Patrick’s portfolio has included globally admired brands as well as national agencies and NGOs. He has also worked on reputation and legacy briefs with European, Middle Eastern and Asian families, including royalty. He now writes, presents, and advises on factual and drama TV programs, appearing on every major American and many international networks. He was recently an expert consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown and provided live commentary on the Coronation of King Charles.

Patrick owes much of his practical communications and protocol experience to Princess Diana, who chose him to be her equerry and only private secretary/chief of staff. He served the Princess for eight years, responsible for all aspects of her public life, global humanitarian initiatives, and private organization. Having worked for an internationally high-profile woman (and as the father of two professionally successful daughters) he feels a special affinity for cross-cultural, gender and perception issues.

Patrick was born and raised in Ireland and holds a master’s degree in political science from Cambridge University. As an officer in the British Royal Navy, he served all over the world before being selected for royal duty. He is a citizen of the U.K., U.S.A., Ireland, and Canada.