EXHIBIT 23.7

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders,
which is incorporated by reference in The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 28, 2002 relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
April 3, 2002