Ed Wise serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Health Group. Ed was formerly Chairman and CEO of the CDM Group, a position he has held since its acquisition by Omnicom in 1997. Under his stewardship, CDM grew from a single professional agency to a leading global healthcare network with more than a dozen specialized offices and offerings today. In 2015, Ed and The CDM Group were honored to be named the first-ever Healthcare Network of the Year by Cannes Lions Health. Ed was also named Advertising Person of the Year by Med Ad News in 2007. His highly successful and innovative approach to organizing agencies was cited in Uncommon Service: How to Win By Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business by Anne Morris and Frances Frei (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012). In addition to his agency work, Ed is a guest lecturer for the Bucknell University ILTM program and the Wharton Executive MBA program.

A trusted advisor to senior healthcare executives and a dedicated mentor to colleagues around the world, Sharon Callahan is known for being an agile, entrepreneurial, and global C-suite executive with a proven track record of leading diverse teams through uncertainty to extraordinary results.

Prior to becoming CEO of CDM, Sharon was CEO of TBWA\WorldHealth, a healthcare advertising agency network she founded in 2016 . Under Sharon’s leadership, TBWA\WorldHealth has quadrupled in revenue, grown to 12 offices across the globe, and was named 2019 Agency of the Year by Medical Advertising News. Sharon also serves as Chief Client Officer of Omnicom Health Group, the world’s largest network of healthcare communications companies.

In 2019 the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) recognized Sharon as its Woman of the Year. She has also been honored by the Arthritis Foundation and has appeared three times on the prestigious PharmaVOICE list of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry. In 2018, Medical Advertising News selected Sharon as it’s Industry Person of the Year.

Sharon is an active board member of several corporate and philanthropic institutions, including: LGBTQ Victory Fund (Chair), Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Advisory Board, the Arthritis Foundation, Women Against Alzheimer’s, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) Government Relations Committee, GLAAD, and the Coalition for Healthcare Communications.

A frequent speaker on the power of women’s authentic leadership, Sharon co-founded and continues to champion Omniwomen and OpenPride, Omnicom’s employee resource groups, designed to foster the full potential of women and LGBTQ+ people within the company.

Josh Prince serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Omnicom Health Group. As a writer and strategist, he has helped Omnicom’s clients build some of the most well-known and successful healthcare brands in the world today. A relentless collaborator, Josh drives excellence and integration between professional, patient, payer, digital, and media agencies for Omnicom Health Group. Josh was formerly President of the CDM Group, where he shaped culture and direction for nearly thirty years, leading the company to become Cannes Lions Health 2015 Healthcare Network of the Year. He also co-founded HealthWork, the award-winning DTC joint venture between BBDO and CDM. In 2015, Josh was named Industry Person of the Year by Med Ad News. In addition to his Omnicom and agency roles, Josh serves as the Vice Chair of the University of Vermont’s Honors College Advisory Board, and is a published author.

Dennis Hoppe serves as Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Health Group. An accomplished strategic thinker with more than 30 years of Healthcare Communication experience in both Marketing and Finance, Dennis brings a focus on integration, efficiency and collaboration to help maximize the value of services we provide our clients. Dennis served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Corbett, a leading Healthcare Communications agency within the Omnicom Health Group family. An active member of the 4A’s Finance Committee and the Coalition for Healthcare Communications, Dennis holds an MBA and CPA.

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Carolyn Bartholdson helps our agencies identify and develop Omnicom Health Group’s single most important asset: our people. Carolyn was most recently Chief Human Resources Officer at the CDM Group, where she oversaw recruitment, learning and development, compensation, benefits, and payroll for more than 1,300 employees. In 2015, Carolyn implemented company-wide learning agility and performance appraisal systems that greatly enhanced the company’s ability to manage and grow their human capital. Prior to Omnicom, Carolyn was Chief Human Resources Officer at QBE, a global Australian insurance company, where she was also responsible for diversity and inclusion. Carolyn also brings more than 20 years of experience in consulting, corporate development, project management and chief of staff roles in the healthcare and financial industries to her role.

Gena is a seasoned practitioner bringing over 13 years of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion experience to OHG, helping us to increase diversity across all employee levels. Gena is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive work environment where all OHG employees are valued, accepted and have equal access to rewarding career opportunities and growth. Prior to joining OHG, Gena was with Johnson & Johnson, where she helped develop initiatives to support the recruitment and development of diverse talent. She has served as a Senior DEI Consultant at the Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), a program led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and is a dedicated volunteer currently serving as the President for the National Hampton Alumni Association, Inc. Gena earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Hampton University, an MBA from University of Phoenix, and a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University.

Tom Edwards serves as the Chief Digital Officer of Omnicom Health Group. Tom brings 20+ years of enterprise experience across all facets of strategic digital, data, and tech executive leadership.

Tom is recognized as an industry leader in AI, data, omnichannel and digital transformation. Tom was recently acknowledged as one of the 2021 50 most influential business leaders in tech. He is a 2021 OnCon Icon Top 10 Global Marketer award winner, recognized as the 2020 CX Summit Digital Marketing Professional of the Year, 2020 and 2019 Professional of the Year for Marketing & Emerging Technology, 2019 Tech Titan Technology Advocate award winner, 2019 Marketing Trailblazer & Contributor award winner and recently named by Advertising Age as a Marketing Technology Trailblazer. Tom also speaks regularly as a professional futurist at leading industry forums, including TEDx, Ad Age Data, Mobile World Congress, among others.

Prior to Omnicom Health Group, Tom was Chief Digital & Innovation Officer at Epsilon, a data-based marketing company. There he had a broad remit that encompassed Strategy/Data/AI and Technology. Before that, Tom was EVP of Strategy & Innovation, Digital, for the Marketing Arm, which is an Omnicom company.

In his role as Chief Data Officer, Jeff Persinger is responsible for driving data transformation across Omnicom Health Group. Jeff has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry and was one of the co-founders of BioPharm Communications, an omnichannel marketing agency focused on pharma and biotech clients. Additionally, he spent 12 years on the client side of the business with GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis Pharmaceuticals in various brand management, sales leadership and corporate finance roles. Jeff holds a Masters of Business Administration and a BS in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina and is a member of the Leadership Council at the UNC Entrepreneurship Center.

Phil began his career in healthcare advertising by answering an ad in The New York Times and sending a singing balloon telegram. He has never looked back. Though he grew up in Account Services, his true love has always been New Business. More than 500 pitches later, his passion for this crazy, fast-paced part of our world has only deepened.

These days, Phil leads a business development group of over 25 talented and energetic folks who service many of the agencies and networks within the Omnicom Health Group. He and his team have also been very fortunate to work with many other agencies within Omnicom, including those in consumer, public relations, and technology.

Through successful agency collaborations, Phil’s group has helped lead agencies to win big with all types of healthcare clients, and also with pharmaceutical company consolidations including Bayer, Merck, Pfizer, and Takeda.

Dubbed the "The Pitch Machine," Phil’s business development group has an average win rate of 70% and continues to stay on the cutting edge of new technologies and approaches in order to service our wide range of agency clients.

Besides running pitches, Phil loves to run. He has run 30 marathons to date, including his personal favorites: the Costume Wine Marathon of France dressed as an entire wedding and the “Naked Chef.” In his spare time, he runs after his dog Maggie Mae and runs away from household chores.

Phil graduated from Vassar College, earned a Master's Degree in Media Studies at New School University, and attended the graduate program at The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in New York. He even has a couch in his office.

Omnicom Health Group's General Counsel, Jennifer Schatzman, guides our agencies through the legal complexities of our business while focusing on our core values and strategic direction. Jennifer has more than 15 years of experience counseling advertising and marketing industry leaders, both as in-house counsel at Omnicom Health Group's corporate parent, and as outside counsel. Jennifer brings an approach to legal that goes beyond technical compliance, and partners closely with our agencies, leaders, and employees. Throughout her career, she has developed and conducted in-house trainings for employees on matters ranging from employment to restrictive covenants to contract negotiation and data privacy issues. Jennifer is a member of the 4A's Legal Affairs Committee and the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and a graduate of Boston University School of Law and Penn State.