Ashwin Pendharkar

Ashwin Pendharkar is currently the Director of Global Insights and Forecasting for Vaccines and Immune Therapies at AstraZeneca, where they lead a team of analysts to provide strategic forecasts and data-driven insights for respiratory and immunology products. With over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical analytics and consulting, Ashwin has held key roles at major companies including Eli Lilly and Novartis, managing cross-functional projects and mentoring talent. Ashwin holds an MBA from NIPER and a BPharm from Nagpur University, demonstrating a strong academic foundation in pharmaceutical management.