Helene Ellison

Helene Ellison is Global Chair of Healthcare Practice at Burson-Marsteller, LLC. Helene is a 30-year veteran of the healthcare communications industry with expertise in corporate and product positioning, media relations, advocacy and issues management. She was appointed in 2010 to serve as chair of the agency’s global healthcare practice, comprising more than 200 executives worldwide including MDs, public health experts, former government officials, academics and former journalists.

She has led disease and treatment education programs in autoimmune diseases, dermatology, diabetes, gastroenterology, hepatitis, heart disease, hematology, infectious disease, neurology, obesity, oncology and women’s health.  She has served on boards or worked pro bono for organizations including The American Liver Foundation, The American Stroke Association/Heritage Affiliate, The Foundation for Art and Healing and The Obesity Society. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Robert Packard Center for ALS research at Johns Hopkins University.

During her career, Helene has also led healthcare divisions within Edelman and Omnicom Networks. She was most recently founder, president and CEO of HealthStar Public Relations.

Helene holds a B.A. in Journalism from George Washington University. She lives in New York City.