Leigh Fazzina
About Leigh Fazzina
Leigh Fazzina is an award-winning communications strategist, public relations executive, and trusted advisor to C-suite leaders, boards, and brand teams, with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations build, protect, and elevate their reputations. She specializes in developing and leading integrated communications programs that drive business growth, strengthen stakeholder trust, navigate complex issues, and create measurable enterprise value.
Throughout her career, Leigh has advised more than 110 pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, life sciences, nutraceutical and emerging growth companies across every stage of the corporate and product lifecycle, from startup formation and financing through commercialization, expansion, and corporate transformation. Her expertise spans corporate communications, public relations, executive visibility, media relations, thought leadership, investor and stakeholder communications, product communications, advocacy engagement, digital and social media communications, influencer relations, and issues and crisis management.
Known for operating at the intersection of science, business, regulation, and reputation, Leigh has played a key role in the communications strategies supporting more than 40 product approvals. She has helped organizations navigate highly regulated environments while translating complex clinical, scientific, and technical information into clear, credible, and compelling communications for patients, healthcare professionals, investors, patient advocacy groups, policymakers, employees, and the broader public.
Leigh is particularly recognized for her ability to help organizations define and articulate corporate narratives that differentiate brands, strengthen market positioning, and align communications with strategic business objectives. She regularly advises executive leadership teams during critical inflection points, including product launches, patient recruitment, mergers and acquisitions, financing events, organizational change, activist engagement, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational challenges.
A pioneer in digital and social media communications within healthcare, Leigh was among the earliest communications leaders to recognize the transformative role of emerging technologies in stakeholder engagement. Today, she integrates artificial intelligence and advanced communications technologies into messaging strategy, content development, media intelligence, executive communications, and reputation management programs, helping organizations improve visibility, effectiveness, and performance in an increasingly AI-driven communications landscape.
Her work has generated significant national and international visibility across leading media outlets, including CNN, NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, TIME, Reuters, the Associated Press, and numerous healthcare, business, and trade publications.
Leigh has held multiple leadership positions within the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), including President of the PRSA Health Academy and member of the Board of Directors for nine years, and Director-at-Large for the PRSA Philadelphia Chapter. She has received over a dozen industry awards recognizing excellence in communications, leadership, innovation, and professional achievement. She is a founding member of The Public Relations Collective.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Rider University and is widely regarded as a strategic counselor who helps organizations navigate complexity, communicate with confidence, and build enduring reputational value.
Updated July 28, 2026
