Chirag Patel

President & Co-CEO at Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Chirag Patel has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer, President, and director of the Company since August 2019. Mr. Patel served as a Co-Chairman of the Board from May 2018 to August 2019, and previously was Co-Founder of Amneal and served as Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Amneal from 2005 until the combination with Impax Laboratories in 2018. With his brother, Chintu Patel, Mr. Patel has also invested in several independent biopharmaceutical companies including Asana Biosciences, Kashiv Biosciences, and Prolong Pharmaceuticals, each of which specializes in innovative science and drug delivery technologies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Patel co-founded technology companies NextGen Technologies and Veriprise Wireless. In 2022, Mr. Patel was named Chair of the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) Board of Directors as well as an inaugural member of the CEO Advisory Committee for the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) – both leading industry trade associations. Mr. Patel supports various philanthropic causes and, together with his wife, Priti Patel, established the Niswarth International Foundation in 2013. The Foundation aims to bring fresh water, sanitation, nutrition, and education to underprivileged children. Mr. Patel received his bachelor’s degrees in Commerce from H.A. College of Commerce, India, and in Business Administration from New Jersey City University.

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  • President & Co-CEO

    Current role

  • Co-Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman

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