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Kapadi

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Global Executive, Board Member and Team Leader with a track record of successfully developing businesses and mobilizing teams in the Biopharma, Medtech and Diagnostic fields. High energy, entrepreneurial leader pioneering, building and delivering results that maximized assets across several therapeutic areas and markets (US, CA, EU and LATAM). Key Experiences: • Board Member, Digital Studio Venture leader, Entrepreneur balancing strategic thinking and operational execution: - Board Member, Angel Investor and Advisor to CRO, SAAS and Portfolio companies. - Builds Innovation Business for US top 3 Oncology AMC with focus on Digital and Therapeutics Assets. - Establishes Moffitt Digital Venture, portfolio strategy group and funding for Moffitt assets. • Corporate Strategy / Business Development including deals negotiation and managing collaborations: - Drove global strategic group for a large medtech company, incubated and developed strategic initiatives. - Negotiated various commercial, co-development, opt-ins, and termination deals. Drove multiple collaborations. - Drove portfolio evaluation and “go-to-market” planning for various operating models. • Building and managing commercial

Experience

Board MemberKapadi
May 2024
ChairCancerX
Apr 2024
Board Member and InvestorRedstone Solution
Mar 2024
EVP & Chief Business OfficerMoffitt Cancer Center
Jun 2023
CBO, Capricor TherapeuticsCapricor Therapeutics, Inc.
May 2022 to Apr 2023
Sr. Vice President Global Corporate Strategy and New InitiativesEdwards Lifesciences
Dec 2017 to May 2022
Vice President Corporate Development GM CanadaSanten
Mar 2015 to Nov 2017
Marketing Director Sovaldi Launch Team US CommercialGilead Sciences
Dec 2012 to Feb 2015
Head of Latin America Commercial Operations Americas OperationsGilead Sciences
Jun 2011 to Dec 2012
Director Alliance Management Corporate DevelopmentGilead Sciences
May 2008 to May 2011
Director Alliance Management Business Development & LicensingMerck
Apr 2007 to May 2008
Head of International Operations Commercial OperationsGenentech
Oct 2002 to Mar 2007
US Pharma Sales & Marketing Manager Commercial OperationsbioMérieux
Apr 1993 to Oct 2002

Education

EDHEC Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA Marketing Finance
Polytech'Lille Engineering School
Engineering degree Master in Bio Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
BioExec Institute Biotech
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Business Marketing