About me
Gloria (Glo) Janata is an award-winning public relations strategist and marketing communications expert with more than 25 years of global agency, in-house and non-profit experience, focusing on health care and wellbeing.
Known for her creativity, passion, and drive for excellence, Glo played a pivotal role elevating corporate reputations and brands for several world-leading pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Allergan, Schering-Plough, Bayer and Amgen. All told, programs under Glo’s leadership have won more than 220 industry awards.
Glo is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her expertise includes managing global crisis communications, award-winning product promotions in regulated and highly competitive markets, creating new markets, and building marquee brands, such as BOTOX®, VIAGRA®, ZOLOFT®, CELEBREX®, and COLOGARD®. Glo is also a seasoned patient advocate and proud signatory of CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion. Her proudest accomplishments include serving as SVP for non-profit Children’s Health Fund (CHF) where she focused on fundraising and driving support for policy changes to provide access to healthcare for homeless and indigent U.S. children. She serves on CHF’s Advisory Council, is a Board member of the global non-profit Pure Earth, and on the Business Advisory Council of Mission Plasticos.
Glo began her public relations career at APCO and Hill & Knowlton in Washington, D.C. She was also part of the original leadership team at Chandler Chicco Agency (CCA), serving 16 years in various roles including co-head of the New York office, digital lead and the first managing director of Biosector 2. Immediately prior to assuming the helm of TogoRun, Glo served as Cohn & Wolfe’s global head of health and well-being.
She lives in Nyack with her husband Hank, son Jake and a fabulous Siberian Husky Togo, who is said to be a direct descendant of TogoRun’s legendary namesake…Woof!
