Shawn Whalen, Senior Vice President
A PR and marketing veteran and a member of the Schwartz Communications team since 1996, Shawn has extensive technology and strategy experience with both start-ups and established companies. He manages a variety of clients in healthcare IT and communications.
Shawn provides clients with strategic counsel, company positioning and market-influencing messaging. Key to Shawn and his teams' award-winning success is translating complex technologies into compelling business stories. He counseled clients on communications strategy related to mergers/acquisitions and IPOs. Shawn and his teams regularly power hit clients into such media as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, network TV and key trade press. Shawn is a multiple recipient of the Publicity Club's Bell Ringer award and Bulldog Reporter Gold award. He also serves on the Healthcare Technology Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Counsel.
Prior to Schwartz, Shawn was with Cudaback Strategic Communications, where he worked with such clients as Arthur D. Little, PC World, IDG and the Computerworld Smithsonian Awards. Previously, Shawn was account executive with Public Information Resources, a marketing firm specializing in education. Shawn enjoys writing and has freelanced for local newspapers; in 1993 his book Campus Clips was published. Shawn has a B.S. in journalism and a B.A. in English from Boston University.
Though providing commentary on the Healthcare IT Blog for Schwartz Communications, Shawn's commentary may not reflect the views of his employer or co-workers.
Posted by Shawn Whalen on April 3, 2006 at 9:16 PM
