Michael Parks

Michael is the President of Pitch360 Inc., a full service communications consultancy to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and nanotechnology industries. Pitch360 gives small healthcare companies a big voice to the media, investors, and other target audiences.

Prior to founding Pitch360 in 2008, Michael was the Vice President of Corporate Communications at Centocor, Inc., an operating company of Johnson & Johnson. In this role, he acted as the company's Chief Communications Officer with communications responsibility for the protection and enhancement of the company's image and products from a commercial, research & development, and manufacturing perspective. Prior to that, Michael held executive positions at Pfizer, Pharmacia Corporation and Searle Pharmaceuticals, and led efforts related to the launch of a number of blockbuster products. Michael is considered by many a pioneer in social media for the pharma industry and was also the Executive Producer of the groundbreaking documentary, INNERSTATE, a film that chronicled the devastating impact of chronic disease and the promise of innovation. This documentary was a first for the pharmaceutical industry and just part of Michael's broad portfolio of innovative approaches to effectively communicating complex issues to a wide variety of audiences.