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Viren Mehta, PharmD, MBA, Managing Member, is the founder and managing member of Mehta Partners, LLC. His wide-ranging perspective and analytical insights on the global health care industry have shaped and influenced bio-pharmaceutical strategy and investments worldwide. Educated at the University of Southern California (Doctor of Pharmacy) and UCLA (MBA in international finance and marketing), he has worked with biopharma senior managers as well as private and public health care policy makers and providers.
Dr. Mehta's work with the international division of Merck & Co. involved international strategic planning and competitor analysis. This global foundation prompted Wood MacKenzie & Company Inc. to invite him to establish a pharmaceutical research function in New York. This effort was expanded at S.G. Warburg & Company Inc. and led to the formation of biopharma advisory group Mehta and Isaly, now known as Mehta Partners, where he continues to build on his 25 year record of helping refine the biopharma industry business model aimed at understanding the critical success factors that will shape future growth avenues.
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Reid Hamilton, Associate, works closely with the Biotech and Pharma teams conducting fundamental scientific and financial research. He has worked for Microsoft and multiple start-up software companies, as well as consulted for Goldman Sachs. Reid received his Bachelors in Economics from Western Washington University.
Sushant Kumar, Ph.D, , has over twelve years experience in healthcare research and investment management. Previously he was Portfolio Manager at Ardana Capital Management, a healthcare fund. He brings extensive scientific, clinical and industry knowledge. Prior to Ardana, Sushant was co-portfolio manager at Mehta Partners where he also contributed to the firm’s strategic advisory business. In his academic career, Sushant was a post-doctoral research scientist at Harvard Medical School where he conducted research in molecular oncology and was awarded the American Cancer Society Research Fellowship Award. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine (CABM) and his BA from Hampshire College, MA. Dr. Kumar has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a past recipient of the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) Award for Scientific Excellence
Amita Rodman, MPA, Business Manager, was CFO of a for-profit health venture in Los Angeles and Assistant Chief Operating Officer at a teaching hospital in New York. Her degrees in Psychology, Pre-Law and Public Health were earned at the University of Southern California. She is a Business Manager for the firm.
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Jagdish Gohil, DPCS, MP Advisors, (Data Preparation & Computer Software) has graduated from the Government Technical Institute, India. Jagdish Leads Administration & Information Technology. He is responsible for Data Mining and Statistical Analysis work. Prior to joining MP Advisors, he has worked with one of the leading logistics Company in India, as Systems Executive where he was responsible for their MIS.
Vishal Manchanda, B.E. (Electrical) and M.B.A (Finance), MP Advisors, has prior experience in a Venture Finance company. He has worked on several assignments related to Business due diligence and deal structuring. Vishal holds a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from the M.S. University, Vadodara and is also a member of Actuarial society of India.
Mehul Mehta, MP Advisors,, DE & CE, MCSE. is Systems Executive. A Microsoft Certified Networking Engineer, he has more than 12 years’ experience of installation, designing, cable structuring and trouble-shooting.
Nimish Mehta, CFA, MP Advisors, is responsible for building relationships within our Institutional Advisory network. Nimish guides our analysts by drawing from his ongoing interaction with fund managers and works closely with analysts covering India and Japan. He has previously worked as a sell side analyst with an upcoming brokerage firm in Mumbai during 2005-2007. In addition to strengthening our IA efforts, Nimish helps in other business areas of the firm.
Ripple Mehta, B. Pharm., MBA, MP Advisors, brings solid academic back ground and three years of industry experience. Having started her career with Claris Lifesciences in international registration, she worked with Dr. Reddy’s Labs and Astra Zeneca in Brand Management & Marketing.
Sanjeev Mishra, B.Sc., MBA, MP Advisors,, works with RS&MB team. Graduate in Chemistry and earned an MBA in Investments from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad. Prior to joining MP advisors team, have worked with Transparent Value LLC an asset management company for three years.
Bhavita Nagrani, CFA, MP Advisors, Following an excellent academic career, she has begun her profession with the MP team where she is working as a member of Indian Pharma Sector. Further she is also pursuing her MS Finance studies.
Vijayakannan R., M.Pharm., Ph.D, MP Advisors, His two years experience in formulation development in the pharmaceutical industry and five years of University research has familiarized him with all aspects of drug discovery, development and approval processes. Prior to joining MP , he served as Deputy Manager, Scope eknowledge in charge of managing a team of chemical, medical and life sciences professionals for scientific database development. He holds an MPharm in Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry from SGSITS, Indore (’05) and a PhD in Pharmacy from Punjab University, Chandigarh (’07). He has several national and international publications to his credit.
Archana Shah, B.Sc., PGDMM, MP Advisors,, She has over 18 years of work experience. Prior to joining MP Advisors, she worked as a consultant with a media research firm. She provides technical and administrative support to the MP team
Tarun Shah, MBA, MP Advisors, is founder of MP Advisors. Tarun Shah brings 22 years of global experience in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking. He significantly influenced the evolution of cross border M&A activities in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years, having conceptualized some of the important transactions as the major companies across the world accelerate their efforts to create new business models in synchronization with the changing times. Tarun has spotted novel investment (and divestment) ideas for Companies as well as Fund Managers. 15 analysts working at MP Advisors provide active support to its overseas clients.
Vrunda Shah, CFA, MS(Finance), MP Advisors,, MP Advisors, has two years of work experience in academic research at ICFAI University for the examinations department and has also undergone an internship programme with Cygnus Business Consulting & Research. Successfully completed projects on research and valuation, covering analysis of company performance on all financial parameters. She has written articles for the Portfolio Organizer Magazine. At MP Advisors, she assists Global Pharma team.
Devesh Singh, Pharmacist, MBA, MP Advisors, brings over seven years of consultancy and industry experience since graduating with a degree in pharmacology from India. He later earned a Masters in Business Administration from Stuttgart-IMT, Germany. Prior to joining the MP Advisors team, Devesh worked with Alkem Labs, IMI Consulting GmbH and Abbott GmbH & Co. At MP Advisors, he leads the research team that focuses on Japanese companies.
Subita Srimal, Ph.D., MP Advisors, founded a pharmaceutical company (now dormant) that manufactured a diagnostic reagent which was developed solely by her. Subita is a member of MP’s scientific think tank, and is responsible for providing scientific evaluation of the industry R&D pipeline for our investment research. Subita received her postdoctoral training at Kyushu University (Japan in 1984) and Cornell University in New York (1987-1990). Previously, she worked at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as well as headed her own lab at Institute of Microbial technology, Chandigarh. She has several publications and patents to her credit.
Khyati Thakrar, M.Sc. (Microbiology),PGDBM, MP Advisors, holds a Master of Science from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Anand. She has participated in a project in Bhabha atomic research centre, Mumbai, on Cloning & Expression of mutant of uvrA gene (DC32) in Haemophillus influenzae. Prior to joining MP Advisors, she worked with Astral Pharmaceutical Industries, India for 15 months in regulatory affairs and quality assurance functions.
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