United States
Contact Us
Search bar for the website

News and Insights

FINN Partners Promotes Ryan O’Grady to Partner, New York Health

April 25, 2023

O’Grady Recognized for Her Leadership and Driving the New York Health Social Media Group

NEW YORK – Global independent marketing and communications firm FINN Partners today announced the promotion of Ryan O’Grady to Partner, New York Health. The promotion, which recognizes O’Grady for her important contributions to growing the FINN New York Health group, is an acknowledgement of her leadership in founding and driving the business growth of FINN’s Global Health Social Media group and the outstanding, industry-leading client service it provides. 

“Ryan’s contributions to the FINN Health Practice are evident every day,” said Fern Lazar, managing partner, Global Health Practice Leader at FINN Partners. “From supporting corporate healthcare communications and executive voice, to amplifying clients’ thought leadership through innovative and novel approaches to social media, her expertise and data-driven insights enhance our clients’ digital presence and help deliver their messages with clarity and powerful impact.” 

A digital strategist and content creator who leverages her expertise in thought leadership communications, dynamic storytelling, paid media, and social media analytics to help consumer-health, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies achieve their goals, O’Grady often serves as “in-house” social media expert for FINN client companies. She and her team provide counsel on techniques and approaches to communicating brand messages and initiatives consistently and effectively, and she has a decade of experience bolstering clients’ digital footprints and optimizing strategies across platforms.  

 “The power of social media is infinite. In the health industry, we must use these platforms to more fully uplift the voices of communities seeking support, connect patients with care teams, help companies maximize their reach and impact, and drive greater awareness of conditions that may be under-addressed,” said O’Grady. “It is a privilege to work with the brilliant team at FINN Partners and I am tremendously grateful for the opportunity to continue to expand our social media capability in my role as Partner.” 

Prior to her promotion, O’Grady was a vice president in the New York Health group, managing social media for client accounts. She continues to report to Tom Jones, managing partner, Head, New York Health and Pharma Sector. Prior to joining FINN, she served at the global purpose communications consultancy firm Porter Novelli beginning in 2018, where she worked as a digital strategist counseling pharmaceutical clients and internal teams on corporate communications, product launches, and executive thought leadership opportunities.  

 “To maintain our values of ‘work hard and play nice,’ our Health Practice relies on leaders who have a passion for learning, mentoring, and building and supporting our clients’ successes,” said Jones. “Ryan is just that kind of leader. She rallies internal teams to produce brilliant work and lets colleagues know that they are valued. Through her unwavering dedication to staying ahead of digital trends, she empowers her teammates to incorporate this knowledge into the strategies they’re creating to produce award-winning work. We’re truly fortunate that Ryan leads teams at FINN, and we and look forward to her future contributions.” 

 O’Grady has worked across a variety of sectors, including public policy, antibody discovery, and the supply chain industry, and activated social campaigns across disease states, including oncology, diabetes, cardiology, women’s health and several rare diseases. Her work through the years has included major social media campaigns that included announcing a company’s game-changing policy decision to reduce the price of its leading cholesterol drug, as well as the strategy for the first four LinkedIn Live events to ever be published by a pharmaceutical company on the platform. 

 “Ryan is a leader who embodies FINN’s values,” continued Jones. “From her day-to-day client work to her mentorship of colleagues and her industry-recognized expertise – for example, this year, she led the planning and launch of FINN’s first annual two-day Global Health Social Media Summit, attended by more than 150 FINN colleagues – Ryan is not only leading at FINN, she is conveying client knowledge that promotes health and improves outcomes, deepening our strength, and delivering on our commitment to be a company that makes a difference in the world.” 

O’Grady is a recipient of Health 2.0’s Outstanding Leadership Award and a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.