10 Moderna marketing leaders
Vice President, Head of US Marketing, Infectious Disease, Head of US Consumer Marketing, Senior Director, Vaccines Marketing and Marketing Director are among the titles held today by these ten Moderna marketing leaders. A reader can learn how marketing leaders work at Moderna from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anand Gupte
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Marketing Operations and Innovation · Moderna
Anand Gupte has been Head of Global Marketing Operations and Innovation at Moderna since January 2026, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At Moderna, Anand Gupte was also Executive Director, Global Marketing - Respiratory Vaccines (2024 to 2026) and Executive Director, Global Brand Leader - COVID Vaccines (2022 to 2024), and at MSD France was Interim Director, Marketing and Sales - Hospital Acute Care Portfolio (2017).
April Cohen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director US Marketing Organized Customers · Moderna
April Cohen has been Senior Director US Marketing Organized Customers at Moderna since July 2025, based in Greater Philadelphia. At GSK, April Cohen was Senior Director, Global Vaccines Marketing; RSV HCP Lead (2021 to 2025), Director, Pipeline Product Development, Pharmaceuticals (2017 to 2021) and Director, New Product Strategy, Vaccines (2012 to 2017).
Emily Morris-McCarthy
LinkedInExperience: VP, Head of US & Global Marketing, Oncology · Moderna
Emily Morris-McCarthy has been VP, Head of US & Global Marketing, Oncology at Moderna since October 2025, based in Greater Boston. At Sanofi, Emily Morris-McCarthy was Head of Latin America, GM and Country Lead Pharma Mexico (2024 to 2025), General Manager, Head US Oncology (2022 to 2024), Vice President & Franchise Head, Alliance/Immuno-Oncology (2021 to 2023) and Senior Director, US Immuno-Oncology Marketing (2020 to 2021).
Harry Dumas
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Vaccines Marketing · Moderna
Harry Dumas has been Senior Director, Vaccines Marketing at Moderna since June 2023, based in Greater Philadelphia. At GSK, Harry Dumas was Director, US Pediatric Vaccines Brand Strategy (2022 to 2023), Director, US Vaccines Supply Strategy (2019 to 2022), Director, e-Commerce Strategy and Operations (2016 to 2019) and Marketing Manager Vaccines (2013 to 2016).
Jackie Messinger
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Head of US Marketing, Infectious Disease · Moderna
Jackie Messinger has been Vice President, Head of US Marketing, Infectious Disease at Moderna since August 2026, based in Princeton, New Jersey. At Moderna, Jackie Messinger was also US Head of Marketing, Respiratory (2024 to 2026) and Senior Director, US Marketing - RSV (2023 to 2024), and was Executive Director, Marketing at Dynavax Technologies (2022 to 2023).
Jason Benagh, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Marketing Operations · Moderna
Jason Benagh, MBA has been Director, Global Marketing Operations at Moderna since June 2021, based in Massachusetts. At Alkermes, Jason Benagh was Associate Director, Marketing Operations Effectiveness (2020 to 2021), Marketing Operations Manager (2017 to 2020) and Marketing Operations Consultant (2016 to 2017).
Joe McLane
LinkedInExperience: Head of US Consumer Marketing · Moderna
Joe McLane has been Head of US Consumer Marketing at Moderna since April 2025, based in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. At Sanofi, Joe McLane was Head of Marketing Excellence & Execution, US Vaccines (2023 to 2025) and Senior Director, Pediatric Vaccine Portfolio Marketing Team (2021 to 2023), and was Director, US Hospital & Virology Promotion Team at Merck (2015 to 2017).
Maria Alejandra Defilipis
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Marketing Director, Respiratory Vaccines · Moderna
Maria Alejandra Defilipis has been Sr. Marketing Director, Respiratory Vaccines at Moderna since February 2023, based in North Wales, Pennsylvania. The profile headline describes Maria Alejandra Defilipis as Executive Director, Global Brand Lead, Flu & COVID-19 Combination Vaccine, and this is the only role the listing shows.
Nolan Castillo, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Marketing Director · Moderna
Nolan Castillo, MBA has been Marketing Director at Moderna since March 2025, based in Greater Philadelphia. Nolan Castillo was Director, Vaccines HCP Marketing at Pfizer (2024 to 2025), Director of Marketing at Halozyme, Inc. (2021 to 2023), Associate Director (Brand Lead) -Ophthalmics Marketing at SUN PHARMA (2018 to 2021) and Senior Brand Manager, Respiratory Marketing at Teva Pharmaceuticals (2017 to 2018).
Sioned Preece
LinkedInExperience: Marketing Director · Moderna
Sioned Preece has been Marketing Director at Moderna since May 2024, based in Marlow, England. At Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sioned Preece was Asscociate Director - Franchise Lead - Haematology and Nephrology (2022 to 2024) and Launch Lead UK & Ireland (2019 to 2022), and at AbbVie was Brand Manager (2017 to 2019) and Regional Business Manager (2015 to 2017).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your marketing role at Moderna, and why?
- 02How do you divide work between US and global marketing teams for the same product?
- 03What has your own work taught you about reaching health care professionals and consumers with the same message?
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