EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Master of Business Administration Candidate, Healthcare Management Major May 2004

· Fall and Spring Director’s List (top 10% of class); 2004 Leadership Fellow; Marketing 101 Teaching Assistant

· Co-President of the Penn Biotechnology Club; Director of the Biotech Panel at the Wharton Healthcare Conference

YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT

Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry May 1998

· Masters Thesis entitled The Role of the N-Terminal Region of the Flagellar Switch Protein FliG, published by the Yale Science and Engineering Association, May 1999

EXPERIENCE

SCHERING-PLOUGH Kenilworth, NJ

MBA Summer Intern, Business Development Summer 2003

Member of the six-person team handling Schering’s worldwide business development for post-IND compounds

· Drove the financial analysis for a high-profile Phase III in-licensing deal worth >$100M; presented findings to senior executives and aided in negotiations with the potential partner

· Initiated discussions with potential partners and evaluated their attractiveness to Schering

· Built the market forecast to evaluate a deal involving a potential breakthrough CNS therapy

AKCELI, INC. Cambridge, MA

Director of Business Development November 2001 – July 2002

Biotechnology startup that developed cell micro-arrays, a method for high throughput screening of potential drug targets

· Led effort to in-license complementary intellectual property and technology from MIT

· Engaged in discussions with pharmaceutical companies that resulted in two proof-of-concept collaborations

· Presented to potential manufacturing partners during ongoing discussions

· Analyzed opportunities in the micro-array market and built a financial model to support the company’s strategic vision

· Developed a list of high potential targets by analyzing GPCRs and drugs with unknown mechanisms of action

· Managed the “freedom to operate” process and trademark search with retained lawyers

TRENZA CORPORATION Cambridge, MA

Vice President of Strategy and Member of Founding Group February 2000 – May 2001

Technology startup that raised $3.3M in financing and grew to 26 employees. Company closed operations in May 2001

· Co-authored the business plan presented to investors, driving the financial analysis of terms and deal options

· Led company’s largest transaction to secure a multi-year, technically crucial software license

· Presented to potential pilot customers and partners

· Managed development of first prototype, leading a cross-functional team of engineering and artistic staff

· Developed customer segmentation strategy used to target potential clients

MCKINSEY & COMPANY New York, NY

Business Analyst, Healthcare Focus September 1998 – March 2000

· Led cross-functional client team of the product manager, marketing heads, and sales team to develop a new growth strategy for an in-line pharmaceutical drug

· Built bottom-up valuation model of the global online drugstore market

· Worked with sales team of a large pharmaceutical company to develop a new sales force deployment plan

· Collaborated with marketing team to interpret focus group data, resulting in the repositioning of a top pain medication

· Created frameworks to define how the emerging healthcare ecommerce space would affect market dynamics for the CEO and executive committee of a large pharmaceutical client

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

· Ballroom Dancing – 1999, 5^th Place Open Novice Standard, National DanceSport Competition (World Qualifiers)

· Competitive tennis player (college) and squash player (Boston leagues); Traveled extensively throughout Asia (2001)