Nikhil Bhide

Nikhil Bhide currently serves as the VP, Head of U.S. Business Development & Strategy at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a role assumed in October 2023. Prior to this, Nikhil was a Biopharma Corp Dev/BD&L Advisor at NAB Advisory LLC from 2021 to October 2023, providing strategic advice to life science clients. Nikhil has held significant leadership positions including Chief Business Officer at Peptilogics, Executive Director of BD&L at Merck, and Executive Director of Corporate Development at Allergan, where notable achievements included transaction completions in oncology and infectious diseases. Nikhil began a career in corporate development at Genzyme Corporation and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester.