Katie Chlada is the Managing Director, Head of Strategic Communications and Advisory Services for M+C Saatchi SSK, where she leads the North America region's growing healthcare and wellness vertical. For two decades, Katie has partnered with founders and C-suite executives to build trust, market leadership, and cultural relevance at some of the world's most recognized brands in beauty and pharma, including The Estée Lauder Companies and Pfizer, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) health and wellness leaders, Ro and Calibrate. Most recently, Katie led her own consultancy, KATE Strategies, guiding global and emerging brands through pivotal moments of growth and transformation in areas like AI, women's health, health tech, and longevity.