Amar Urhekar

Amar Urhekar is an experienced executive in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Avalere Health since September 2023. Previously, Amar held the position of Group President at Evoke from June 2022 to March 2023, following the acquisition of Ashfield Health/UDG by CD&R and the subsequent merger that formed Inizio. Amar was the Global President of Ashfield Health from November 2019 to June 2022 and spent nearly two decades at McCann Health, holding multiple leadership roles, including President of the Americas and EVP Asia Pacific. Early career experience includes serving as Group Account Manager at Euro RSCG Healthcare Worldwide. Amar earned a POST MBA Executive Management Program from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 2008 and a B. Pharm degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University in 1995.