Experience

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  U-Go

  • 8 Countries in SE Asia, 1 in Africa, based in Southern California

  • Director of Programs

    • 2022 - Present
    • 8 Countries in SE Asia, 1 in Africa, based in Southern California

    Talent is Universal. Opportunity is Not. Help young women in low-income nations to pursue higher education......Working with John Wood and the U-Go founding team, to create an educational network to fund women's university scholarships.

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  St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

  • San Juan Capistrano, California, United States

  • Teacher (Substitute) & Coach

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • San Juan Capistrano, California, United States

    Substitute teacher for junior and high school, principally for social sciences and humanitiesAssistant coach for cross-country and tennis.

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  • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • COVID-related Sabbatical

    • Aug 2020 - Feb 2022
    • Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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  Vaxxilon AG

  • Basel Area, Switzerland (HQ) and Berlin (Research facility)

  • Founder, CEO, Board Member

    • Feb 2015 - Aug 2020
    • Basel Area, Switzerland (HQ) and Berlin (Research facility)

    Founded innovative vaccine company focused on the discovery and development of innovative synthetic carbohydrate vaccines. Company based on technology from the Max Planck Society. Headquartered near Basel, Switzerland with research labs in Berlin, Vaxxilon advanced several vaccine candidates for the prevention of major antimicrobial resistant infectious diseases. Role as CEO included strategy and business plan development, full corporate setup in two locations, finance/financing, IR, and board membership/coordination. Secured multi-million $ CARB-X grant. Vaxxilon sold and consolidated into largest shareholder.

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  Actelion

  • Basel Area, Switzerland

  • Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy /// Secretary to the Executive Committee

    • Jan 2013 - Feb 2015
    • Basel Area, Switzerland

    • Led corporate strategy function and implementation across functions, technologies, and geographies• Oversaw corporate long term business plan and valuation• Coordinated governance, decision-making processes, and communication of executive committee• Reported directly to the CEO• Chairman of Joint Steering Committee for Actelion- Nippon Shinyaku partnership

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  Actelion Pharmaceuticals

  • Switzerland
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President, Corporate Strategy, M&A and Alliance Management

    • 2009 - 2012

    • Led process to develop and implement corporate strategy and business plan.• Managed analysis and implementation of long term cost savings initiative resulting in reduction of approximately 5% of personnel and costs of SFr. 100 million.• Key team member of activist defense.• Assessed and recommended alternatives for buyback and dividend introduction to return cash to shareholders.• Searched for and evaluated potential acquisitions. Analyzed business development opportunities and partnership contracts. Worked intensively with investment banks on valuations, approaches, negotiations.• Directed alliance management function for six major alliances.

  • VP - Corporate Strategy / Business Director - China

    • 2005 - 2009

    • Managed corporate strategy development and process.• Led creation of sales/marketing entry into China (initially Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou). Served as first chairman, general manager, and legal representative. Sales of patient-paid, orphan drug exceeded $2 million within three years.• Led valuation and due diligence for Actelion's first acquisition of a public company.

  • Director - Finance and Operations

    • 2000 - 2005

    • Worked integrally on valuation, documentation, and listing documents for Actelion IPO.• #2 employee at Actelion US, the first commercial operation. Integral to creation and build-up of sales/marketing organization. Managed Finance, HR, Legal, IT, and infrastructure. Sales grew to more than $200 million within three years.• Worked as part of global business development team.• Supported CFO in IPO preparations with investment bankers, lawyers, and analysts including drafting of prospectus and valuation models.

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  Roche Pharmaceuticals

  • Basel, Switzerland

  • Strategic Planning Manager

    • 1998 - 1999
    • Basel, Switzerland

    • Built team and led comprehensive portfolio review leading to many major portfolio decisions including spinout of antibiotics research, license-out osteoporosis program, prioritize oncology.• Managed mid- to long-term therapeutic area strategic planning process. Responsible for divisional 5 year business plan.• Managed portfolio assessment team to recommend long-term product and disease area strategy, expansion, or divestment. Led three-day executive committee strategy session.

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  Roche Pharmaceutials & Syntex Pharmaceuticals

  • San Francisco Bay Area, London Area, Basel, Switzerland

  • Pharmacoeconomics Manager

    • 1995 - 1998
    • San Francisco Bay Area, London Area, Basel, Switzerland

    • Analzyed health care costs and created pharmacoeconomic dossiers multiple European countries in several disease areas, including renal transplantation, cystic fibrosis, acute heart failure, flu, arthritis.• Oversaw epidemiology team.

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  Piedmont Clinical Labs

  • Winchester, Virginia

  • Project Manager

    • 1993 - 1994
    • Winchester, Virginia

    • Implemented new IT infrastructure to accelerate information flow of results from receiving specimens to delivering results to physicians• Project work on many parts of innovative, growing regional clinical lab including finance, HR, marketing, sales, and lab operations • Devised methodology and conducted valuation for sale of new operational partnerships in clinical reference laboratory.• Conducted product costing analysis to estimate capitated rate profitability.

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  LeCG (formerly Economic Analysis Corporation)

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Senior Research Associate

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Los Angeles, California

    • Conducted economic, market, and statistical analyses for clients in multiple industries including film, oil & gas, financial institutions, and health care. Focus on anti-trust matters.

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  Charitable Pursuits: Room to Read

  • Switzerland

  • Chief Yak

    • 1990 - 1990
    • Switzerland

    (Ignore dates above - included just to be able to order CV experience)• Involved with Room to Read since 2004• Led global fundraising initiative to raise funds for 5,000 scholarships through athletic event fundraising.• Recruited teams of runners, assisted with training, encouraged fundraising efforts, and ran alpine marathon. Results: raised funding for more than 1'000 scholarshipsRoom to Read is a global organization seeking to transform the lives of millions of children in Asia and Africa by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children, Room to Read works in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and to ensure girls have the skills and support needed to complete their secondary education. Since 2000, Room to Read has impacted the lives of more than seven million children and aims to reach 10 million children by 2015. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.