Sandy Balkin, Ph.D. CAP-X

Founder & Principal

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About

Strategic leadership executive with over 25 years of experience spanning investment management, capital markets, consultancies, and global pharmaceuticals, complemented by extensive board-level advisory engagement. Expert in embedding artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics into core investment and enterprise strategy, transforming analytics from a support function into a front-office capability.

Experience

Founder & Principal ConsultantPharmaBD.ai
Jul 2026

Strategic AdvisorMindgram
Sep 2026

Board Advisor and Subject Matter ExpertProclaimRx
Jul 2026

Adjunct ProfessorColumbia University
Jul 2021

SVP Strategy and AnalyticsRoyalty Pharma
Jan 2021 to Jun 2026

Board AdvisorTI Health
Jan 2021 to Dec 2022

Adjunct LecturerNew York University
Jan 2021 to Jan 2022

Managing Director, Head of Data Strategy and Data ScienceTruist Securities
Jun 2019 to Jan 2021

Head, Integrated Insights & PlatformsSanofi
Jun 2018 to Jun 2019

Senior Director, Global Insights & AnalyticsSanofi
May 2016 to Jun 2018

Vice President Analytics & Commercial EffectivenessAptus Health
May 2015 to May 2016

Senior PrincipalPRECISIONvalue
May 2014 to May 2015

Executive Director, Forecasting and Business AnalyticsBoehringer Ingelheim
Jun 2012 to May 2014

Director/Team Leader, Global Commercial OperationsPfizer
Jun 2009 to Jun 2012

Director - Tracker ServicesGuidepoint
Jul 2008 to Jun 2009

Healthcare AnalystBalyasny Asset Management L.P.
Apr 2006 to Apr 2008

Education

Penn State University
Ph.D. Business Administration
1996 to 2000

Penn State University
MA Statistics
1994 to 1996

Lafayette College
BA Math & Economics / Music
1990 to 1994

Lafayette College
Bachelor of Arts Mathematics

Penn State Eberly College of Science
Master of Arts Statistics

Penn State Smeal College of Business
Doctor of Philosophy Business Administration and Management, General