Executive Bios

Rick Keefer

President & CEO,
Publicis Strategic Solutions Group

Current Responsibilities

• Rick is responsible for the overall leadership of the Publicis Strategic Solutions Group (PSSG), including Publicis Selling Solutions, Scientific Voice, Pharmagistics, and Arista Marketing Associates.

Pharma Background

• Rick is a 30-year industry veteran with broad experience in leading commercial operations. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations with Biovail Corporation. Previously, Rick served as Vice President, Sales for Pharmacia Corporation. Prior to Pharmacia, he spent 11 years at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, where he held a number of senior positions of increasing responsibility in the company's institutional and primary care divisions.

Passion

• Rick is passionate about the vital contribution the biopharma industry makes in helping people live longer and healthier lives. He holds a deep-seated belief that our calling is upright, benevolent, and admirable. According to Rick, “Every member of the PSSG team can sleep well at night knowing that the work they do each day has a positive effect on the lives of people in their nation, community, and family. It's an honor and privilege we take seriously.”