September 2026 – New York and London – OPEN Health announced the appointment of Michael Carter as Executive Vice President, Global Client Partnerships, strengthening its senior client leadership and strategic partnerships with global biopharma organisations.
In this role, Michael will bring together expertise and capabilities from across OPEN Health to deepen key client relationships and help clients navigate complexity and make the critical decisions that shape patient care.
“OPEN Health stood out to me for its scientific credibility, the quality of its client relationships and, above all, the ambition of its people,” said Michael Carter. “I believe the space between great people, great work and great client relationships is where the greatest opportunity exists. I saw a business with an outstanding foundation and the potential to become an even more strategic partner to its clients. I’m excited to help shape that future.”
Michael joins OPEN Health with extensive experience building long-term client partnerships. His approach is grounded in the belief that the strongest relationships begin before a brief arrives by understanding a client’s business, the decisions ahead and the right questions to ask.
Michael will work across OPEN Health’s global teams and capabilities to deepen senior client relationships, identify opportunities for greater integration, and connect clients with the right expertise at the right moments.
“Healthcare and life sciences organisations are navigating growing complexity, from accelerating innovation and evolving stakeholder expectations to the need to demonstrate value,” Michael added. “Strong partnerships become a genuine competitive advantage. What excites me is connecting OPEN Health’s exceptional people and integrated expertise around the decisions our clients need to make, helping them navigate complexity with confidence and, ultimately, helping patients access treatments that can change their lives.”
“The strongest client partnerships aren’t defined by how well we respond to a brief, but by how deeply we understand the decisions behind it,” said Zack Lentz, Chief Commercial Officer at OPEN Health. “Michael brings the experience, leadership, and partnership mindset to help us get closer to those decisions. He will bring the best of OPEN Health together around our clients, turning deep scientific expertise into the clarity and confidence they need to act and reinforcing our ambition to be the science-to-decision partner they trust when the stakes are highest.”
Michael’s appointment reflects OPEN Health’s continued investment in strategic client leadership and its position as a science-to-decision partner, bringing together exceptional people, deep scientific expertise and integrated capabilities to help clients make the decisions that shape patient care.
