Gulden Mesara is senior vice president and chief communications and marketing officer at the City of Hope. She provides overall strategic leadership for City of Hope’s integrated marketing efforts and communications. Previously, Mesara served as group vice president for Walgreens Boots Alliance, and has built communications and marketing teams for Fortune 100 companies, including Abbott and AbbVie.

Prior to that, Mesara spent 13 years at Pfizer, where she held positions in marketing, communications and public affairs, including as regional head of communications across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America and top emerging markets across the world.