Ned Russell

Ned Russell

Managing Partner, Healthcare at MDC Partners
New York, United States

About me

Prior to joining MDC Partners, Ned wasGlobal Client Leader for Publicis Groupe, with management responsibility across all Groupe companies for some of the company’s largest clients. His role has concentrated on helping healthcare clients navigate and grow in a rapidly changing environment via enterprise-level technology and digital solutions, working with the Publicis.Sapient (SapientRazorfish, Digitas LBi) and Publicis Health companies.
Before that, Ned ran the Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness and Saatchi & Saatchi Health agencies for Publicis Health. While in this role, Saatchi Wellness went through a period of dramatic growth and was also the most-awarded agency in healthcare. Based on his performance, Publicis Health expanded his management responsibility to also include Saatchi Health, and he led both until he was promoted to a global job.

Ned has been both a client and agency executive, and has led integrated marketing efforts for some of the world’s most valuable and recognized brands (including Johnson’s Baby, Hershey’s, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola). He has deep digital and international experience, including having been based in Asia as an International Client Service Director.

Ned has a B.A. from Fordham University, and today he is very involved with public education initiatives as a Board member of Read Ahead in New York (Ned was the organization’s Annual Honoree in 2014). He and his family reside in New York City, and his proudest career moment was leading the I NY marketing efforts following the 9/11 attacks.
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Positions

Managing Partner, Healthcare
New York, United States
April 2018 - Present (6 years 8 months)
Global Client Leader
Publicis Groupe
United States
April 2016 - April 2018 (2 years)
Executive Vice President, Global Growth & Publicis Sanofi Lab
Publicis Groupe
October 2013 - April 2016 (2 years 6 months)
Group Managing Director
Saatchi & Saatchi Health|Wellness
June 2009 - October 2013 (4 years 4 months)
Vice President, Brand Marketing
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
March 2008 - April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Executive Vice President
Arnold Worldwide
January 2004 - January 2007 (3 years)
Chief Operating Officer
Wolf Group
June 2000 - July 2003 (3 years 1 month)
Worldwide Account Director
DDB Worldwide
April 1997 - June 2000 (3 years 2 months)

Education

1979 - 1983 (4 years)

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