Stephanie Bruzzese

Stephanie Bruzzese is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and academic sectors. Currently serving as Executive Director, Internal Communications at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. since August 2019, Bruzzese leads global internal communication strategies encompassing executive and corporate communications, as well as CSR/ESG initiatives. Prior to this role, Bruzzese was Chief Communications Officer at Stanford University from 2015 to 2019, where significant advancements in public relations and brand awareness for Stanford Medicine were achieved. Before that, as Senior Director of Communications and Donor Relations at Gladstone Institutes and UCSF, Bruzzese developed key marketing and messaging strategies, enhancing engagement among donors and volunteers. Bruzzese began a career in communications as a Development Writer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital after earning a BA in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental College.