Nick Colucci

Special Investment Partner at Galen Partners

As CEO of Publicis Health, Nick Colucci leads the world’s premier healthcare communications network. Under Mr. Colucci’s tenure, Publicis Health has grown from a fragmented assembly of agencies into a global powerhouse with unrivaled capabilities, expanded global client relationships and an increased footprint in emerging markets, including China and India. Mr. Colucci’s broad perspective was earned on both the client and agency sides of the business. Prior to joining Publicis Health, Mr. Colucci served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales at EyeSys Technologies and Marketing Director at Roche.

Mr. Colucci has been named among PharmaVOICE’s “100 Most Inspiring People” three times and was recognized with the publication’s inaugural Red Jacket Award, which acknowledges leaders who inspire the life sciences industry. He was presented with the Leadership Award by the Pheo Para Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of rare adrenal neuroendocrine tumors—only the second time the award was ever presented. He was also named a “Superhero of Heart and Stroke” in 2013 by the American Heart Association of New York for his commitment to fight heart disease and support research, and also was honored as “Marketer of the Year” at the PM360 Trailblazer Awards in 2012. In 2016, Mr. Colucci was named among MM&M’s Healthcare Influencers 50.

Mr. Colucci is an outspoken advocate for inclusion and gender parity as well as a well-known leader in healthcare circles, leading key initiatives for the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, an industry trade association, as well as serving on the American Heart Association of New York board. He is a member of the P12 executive management board of Publicis Groupe.

Mr. Colucci is a graduate of the University of Rochester, where he earned a B.S. in Neuroscience. He also holds an MBA from Loyola College of Maryland.


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