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Aggie in Action
Equipped with skills developed at Texas A&M University, Alyssa Fenoglio ’03 works with marketers around the globe to improve people’s health.
- Written by Lydia Hill ’21
- Photograph by Antoine Doyen
- Jun. 14, 20214 min read
Whether she’s communicating the potential of health care products to people around the world or supporting students in Texas A&M University’s College of Science, Alyssa Fenoglio ’03 is passionate about helping others.
The head of global marketing excellence for the consumer healthcare unit of Sanofi, a Paris-based biopharmaceutical company, Fenoglio helps equip more than 1,000 global and local marketers to educate patients about health care solutions that could help improve their lives. “I love working in an industry where, at the end of the day, people feel better,” she said. “I also enjoy enabling the marketers to become their best selves and drive growth for their brands.”
Fenoglio credits much of her leadership and teamwork ability to Texas A&M. She grew up visiting the university for football games with Aggie family members, who familiarized her with the campus where she would later earn her kinesiology degree. Although she planned to become a doctor, leadership roles in several student organizations prompted her to combine her health passion with her people skills to pursue a health care business career.
“One of the most unique things about Texas A&M is the beyond-the-classroom education through student organizations and leadership opportunities,” Fenoglio explained. “Those opportunities to lead and be part of a team contributed to my success.”
After graduating, Fenoglio began working as a pharmaceutical sales representative. In 2008, she earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California and launched her marketing and brand management career, quickly advancing to top marketing positions for several global health care companies. “I’m someone who loves a challenge, and I feel a sense of accomplishment about the many challenges I’ve overcome in different stages of my career,” she said.
Although her career has taken her throughout the United States and now to France, Fenoglio never lost touch with her Aggie roots and continually looks for ways to give back to the university and other organizations. In 2016, after learning that the College of Science’s External Advisory and Development Council (EADC) was seeking members with a business background, Fenoglio became the council’s youngest member. “The Aggie focus on giving back has been a theme throughout my career,” Fenoglio said. “I've always had a passion for helping when I can. Being part of the EADC allows me to stay connected even though I don’t live nearby.”
As she helps the EADC identify funding to advance the college’s students, research and programs, Fenoglio enjoys interacting with the other council members and hearing students present research. This experience inspired her to give back in another way: through a $1,000 gift to the college’s Science Leadership Scholars program, which supports high-performing first-generation students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. With her gift, Fenoglio provided immediate funding for a student scholar while other donors worked to secure the program’s long-term future through endowments.
“Education is a gift, and scholarship programs are truly important and inspirational,” Fenoglio shared. “As we help graduate quality students who are recognized by those outside the Aggie Network, we advance what the university stands for and the impact it has in the world.” 
Learn More: To make an immediate impact on the Science Leadership Scholars program, please consider a gift of any amount by visiting give.am/SupportSLS. Learn more about the program, including other ways to support it or the College of Science, by contacting Randy Lunsford at (979) 845-6474.
About Alyssa Fenoglio '03
Alyssa Fenoglio '03 has given back throughout her career, including as a guest lecturer for the College of Science and through the Junior League of Boston. She also served as the chairman of the young professionals board for Economic Mobility Pathways, a Boston nonprofit that empowers low-income women to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
In recognition of her commitment to the Aggie core values and her career success, which included launching a global advertising campaign for Gillette as the company’s senior assistant brand manager, The Association of Former Students featured her among its 2014 “12 Under 12 Young Alumni Spotlight” cohort. In 2019, the university inducted her as a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.