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NEW YORK CITY, USA // Christian Bauman (Chief Creative Officer, The Bloc) is the only person we know with work represented in both the Smithsonian Institution and the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame.

As a creative director, Christian has always worked in healthcare and never wanted to be anywhere else, guiding major campaign for clients including Pfizer, Sanofi, Novartis, Alcon, and many others. He has served on executive juries of all the major health shows, including Cannes Health, Clios Health, and MM&M.

Outside of work he is the author of three critically acclaimed novels (In Hoboken, Voodoo Lounge, and The Ice Beneath You) and a former regular commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered. Bauman has been featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, The New York Times, CNN, Elle, and Details, among others.

Christian served in the US Army Waterborne from 1991-1995, including tours in the war zones of Somalia and Haiti.