Aakruti Gorde

Aakruti Gorde currently serves as Senior Director of Program Management at Aditum Bio since January 2025 and is a Member of the Board of Directors for the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis since July 2022. Previously, Aakruti held senior leadership roles at Sana Biotechnology, Inc., from October 2020 to January 2025, including Senior Director of Program and Portfolio Management and Director of Program Management. Earlier career experience includes positions at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, where Aakruti progressed from Scientist I to Project Manager in Neuroscience from April 2013 to October 2020, and a Research Technologist role at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from December 2009 to March 2013. Aakruti Gorde holds a Master of Science in Biotechnology from The Johns Hopkins University (2009-2011) and a B-Tech in Biotechnology from Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (2005-2009).