CEOI MEMBER SINCE 2018

Kathy Bloomgarden is CEO of Ruder Finn and is known for her work positioning companies, CEOs, and senior management as leaders and changemakers in an era of disruption and accelerated transformation. With more than 30 years of experience with dozens of top CEOs and business leaders across the health care, technology, and corporate sectors, Ms. Bloomgarden has partnered with clients such as Novartis, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Nokia, Cisco, GE, PepsiCo, Citigroup, McKinsey, Alibaba, and Barclays, among many others. Her specialties include corporate reputation and CEO leadership positioning, media relations, policy and community building, and financial communications, as well as internal engagement and talent transformation. She advises the executive leadership of leading multinational corporations on their communications strategies during moments of change. She creates thought leadership narratives and platforms that build reputation for companies and recognition for leaders, creating a sense of urgency around market transitions and evolving business portfolios, and presenting a new vision to internal and external stakeholders as a company redefines itself and sets a new path. Ms. Bloomgarden is the author of Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders, which brings into vivid focus the characteristics that make today’s leaders successful, and the principles and techniques they use to earn the confidence of employees, colleagues, investors, customers, and the public.