Mary Jane Walker
Mary Jane Walker

Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Mary Jane Walker, who served as Dr. Anthony Fauci’s press secretary from 1986 to 1997, as U.S. head of healthcare.

Walker joins H+K from The Social Architects, where she was partner and chief communications and strategy officer. She has also served as executive VP, corporate healthcare at Weber Shandwick.

In her new post, Walker will lead teams that support healthcare communications for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other healthcare companies.

Mary Jane brings deep subject matter expertise and an impressive track record as a leader, trusted advisor, collaborator, and growth driver,” said H+K global president and CEO Richard Millar.