Jeff Valliere is the Director of Communications at FasterCures, responsible for developing and executing integrated, cross-channel messaging, media, and audience engagement strategies. Prior to FasterCures, Jeff co-founded CURA Strategies, a communications firm focused exclusively on health and wellness. While there, Jeff led engagements in the areas of mental health, addiction, telemedicine, value-based care, and chronic disease management, as well as issues related to veterans and military caregivers. The firm’s efforts in these areas earned it the “Global New Agency of the Year” award by the Holmes Report, a PR trade publication. At the same time, Jeff served as communications director for former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) as he embarked on his post-Congressional career. Earlier, Jeff spent six years as a managing partner at Threespot, a digital agency, supporting non-profit organizations, trade associations, major foundations, and think tanks. He also served as then Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s first director of digital communications, assisting her and 212 members of Congress make the leap into online engagement. Jeff is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.