Paul Oestreicher is an accomplished communications and public affairs leader and doer, trusted advisor, team builder, educator, and author.
Paul is currently head of external communications and senior writer at Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company. He focuses on corporate and marketing communications, writing/messaging/positioning, public relations strategy and planning, media relations, and issues/crisis/reputation management.
Previously, he was Executive Director/Chief Communications Officer at Yeshiva University and was responsible for public relations; their internet and digital communications; brand/crisis/change/reputation management; publications, and marketing and advertising.
Paul was also an Adjunct Professor and capstone advisor at New York University’s MS Program in Public Relations & Corporate Communication, where he taught Strategic Communication, Research Process & Methodology, and Communication Ethics, Law & Regulation. He developed a new model to develop and measure the effectiveness of apologies - The 6 A's - and was honored with NYU’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
Paul started his career in an unconventional way, as a scientist in the Gastrointestinal Pharmacology group at Wyeth Laboratories and then as clinical project coordinator in the Clinical R&D department at Hoffmann-La Roche. After becoming interested in the “business of science,” he moved to their Public Affairs department where he was a spokesperson, and led scientific and patient public policy and communications.
Other roles held were VP of Strategic Marketing & Communications at Genaissance Pharmaceuticals; VP, North American Communications at Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.; Executive Vice President/General Manager at Edelman, and US Healthcare Practice Director at Hill & Knowlton.
Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Rochester, a Ph.D. in nutritional sciences from Rutgers University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmacology while with Wyeth Laboratories. His book, Camelot, Inc.: Leadership and Management Insights from King Arthur and the Round Table, uses quotes from Arthurian legends to illustrate the dos and don’ts of modern leaders and institutions. And, he holds five toy patents. You can follow him on Twitter.
