Elizabeth Golden is Vice President, External Affairs and Worldwide Communications at Pfizer. Her responsibilities include executive communications and key company-wide initiatives, global colleague communications, corporate digital and social media, enabling functions communications (Legal, Compliance, Finance and Business Operations), nutrition business unit, manufacturing communications, corporate branding and visual identity, sponsorships and Pfizer’s video studio operations. She also plays a leadership role in acquisition and integration communications at the Company.

Liz co-led communications efforts for Pfizer’s successful acquisition and integration of Wyeth, including the global roll-out of Corporate Day One. Liz joined Pfizer in 2006 and has held internal and external communications roles in areas including corporate reputation, corporate advertising and communications research.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Liz was the deputy head of Communications and External Affairs at Columbia University. In this capacity, she worked as a senior advisor to the university’s president and other members of the university administration on government, community relations and public affairs issues.

Previously, Liz worked at Citigroup and focused on crisis communications and corporate branding for the Global Consumer Group, including Women & Company. She started her career in the Public Policy Group at Patton Boggs, and then served as Press Secretary to Senator John Breaux (D-LA) and headed his Washington, D.C., and state communications operations.

Liz holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society, with a minor in Communications, from American University in Washington, D.C. She also holds a master’s degree specializing in financial management from Leonard Stern School of Business and the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, where she received a Public Service Scholarship.