Debbie Bender is a Partner who focuses on helping clients optimize their marketing communications and brand strategies. She has worked extensively with pharmaceutical and professional services clients on domestic and international engagements; her project management and analytical experiences span qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including advertising/concept testing, support for new market entry and new product development, brand positioning, portfolio assessment, customer segmentation, and usage and attitude studies. She has worked in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

Prior to joining HawkPartners, Debbie served as the project coordinator of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Visiting Scholars Program, a residential fellowship at this 225-year old honorary society and think tank. Previously, Debbie was a senior consultant at Marketing and Planning Systems (MaPS), where she worked closely with Fortune 100 pharmaceutical, cosmetics, technology, and automotive clients on qualitative and quantitative marketing research initiatives.  

Debbie earned a B.A. in History and Religion from Dartmouth College.