Formerly of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,
MacGregor will direct Baszucki Group's media and communications
efforts across its metabolic mental health, neuroscience,
democracy, and regenerative agriculture portfolios
SAN
MATEO, Calif., April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Baszucki Group
announced that Jeff MacGregor has
joined the organization as Chief Communications Officer. In his new
role, MacGregor will lead all strategic communications efforts,
including media relations, documentary films, and brand management
of its metabolic mental health initiative, Metabolic Mind.
"Jeff brings creativity, strategic thinking, and deep experience
to communications and advocacy," said Jan
Ellison Baszucki, who co-founded Baszucki Group with Roblox
founder and CEO, David Baszucki, in
2021. "He will play a key role in driving our mission to reverse
the worldwide metabolic and mental health epidemics, restore the
integrity of the earth's soils for healthy food and a stable
climate, and rescue America's democracy from the fringes."
MacGregor most recently served as Vice President of
Communications for Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)
and Head of Communications and Brand at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Network. During his tenure, he built and oversaw the communications
and brand functions for CZI and the Biohub Network's science work,
and served as chief science communications advisor to their
scientific leadership, co-founders, and co-CEOs.
Prior to his role at CZI, MacGregor led communications,
marketing, and public relations for Meta, a startup that used AI to
analyze and map millions of research papers so scientists could
understand and explore science as it evolved in real-time. Jeff
executive produced two award-winning documentary films and spent
many years as a writer, strategist, and creative director in
advertising, where he helped create two of the most successful
marketing campaigns in global banking history. He has served as an
advisory board member for Big Data Programs at Rutgers, San Francisco State
University and California State
University - East Bay.
"I'm deeply inspired by Baszucki Group's innovative approach to
studying and treating mental health disorders, linking metabolism
and brain health for groundbreaking treatments," said Jeff MacGregor. "I'm excited to apply my
expertise in communications and storytelling to enhance our impact
in metabolic mental health and neuroscience, further sustainable
agriculture, and support nonpartisan electoral innovation."
MacGregor has received more than fifty communications,
marketing, and film awards including SXSW, Chicago International Film Festival, Webby
Awards, New York Festivals, and Canadian Marketing Awards. He holds
a BA in English and Drama from the University
of Toronto and lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About Baszucki Group
Launched in 2021 by Roblox
founder and Chief Executive Officer David
Baszucki and best-selling author Jan Ellison
Baszucki, Baszucki Group leverages private giving, impact
investing, advocacy, storytelling and community building to drive
foundational change. A primary objective of Baszucki Group is to
transform mental health outcomes by supporting initiatives at the
intersection of metabolism, psychiatry and neuroscience. Other
focus areas include nonpartisan electoral innovations designed to
restore the vitality of our democracy and regenerative agricultural
practices that restart the cycles of nature to promote healthy
soil, nutritious food, and a balanced climate. To learn more about
metabolic approaches to mental disorders, including ketogenic
therapy, visit Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit initiative of Baszucki
Group.
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