Roger Schaefer

Roger Schaefer, MBA, is a seasoned professional in supply chain management and operations within the life sciences sector. Currently serving as Life Sciences Leadership Partner at Gartner since August 2019, Roger has previously worked as a Consultant at ProPharma Group and held pivotal roles at Smith & Nephew and Novartis Consumer Health/GSK Consumer Health, where responsibilities included managing global supply chain operations and leading technical operations. Roger's extensive career also includes significant leadership roles at Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc. and McNeil Consumer Healthcare, where strategic initiatives focused on supply chain planning, materials management, and production optimization. Roger holds an Executive MBA and a BSBA from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, with a focus on transport, logistics, and marketing.