Agi Akunyili

Agi Akunyili is an experienced professional in biomanufacturing and strategic operations, currently serving as Senior Director of Business Strategy and Portfolio in Global Technical Operations at AstraZeneca from February 2023 to November 2024, following a role as Director and Product Champion (CMC Lead). Prior to AstraZeneca, Agi Akunyili held positions at Exact Sciences as Senior Manager of Production, focusing on the implementation of pipeline products and manufacturing process improvement, and as Production Manager at Catalent Pharma Solutions, overseeing upstream cell culture and reagent manufacturing for monoclonal antibodies. Additional experience includes roles as Supervisor of cGMP Biomanufacturing at BASF and as Team Leader in Bioprocess Development, along with a position as Scientist in Bioprocess R&D at OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. Agi Akunyili holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from PennWest Edinboro and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Drury University.