Josh Petty, MBA

Health Communication Specialist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Diabetes Translation
4770 Buford Hwy
Atlanta, GA
USA 30341
jpetty@cdc.gov

Biographical Sketch:
2010-present -- Health Communication Specialist, CDC, Division of Diabetes Translation, Atlanta, GA 2006-2010-- Health Communication Specialist, CDC, National Center for Health Marketing, Atlanta, GA 2005--Accociate Consultant: Healthcare, The Gallup Organization, Atlanta, Georgia 2003--HealthCare Sales Rep, Forest Laboratories, New York, NY 2000-2002-- Primary Care Sales Rep, Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Kenilworth, NJ Josh Petty, began his career in healthcare in June of 2000 as a pharmaceutical sales representative where he developed skills in targeting messages for specific audiences. He then received his MBA in Strategic Marketing, from Thunderbird, The nation's premier international business school as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. After graduate school, he worked as a management consultant with HCA hospitals, the nation's largest hospital network. Since 2006, Josh has been with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) providing marketing expertise to several offices and divisions throughout the agency. For the past 3 years, he has been focused on Type 2 Diabetes prevention, supporting efforts for both the National Diabetes Education Program, and the National Diabetes Prevention Program.