Raakhee Kumar

Raakhee Kumar has extensive experience in the legal and compliance field, with a focus on the healthcare and medical device industries. Raakhee currently holds the position of Vice President, Legal & Chief Compliance Officer at GRAIL, a biotechnology company. In this role, they provide legal and compliance advice to internal clients in the US and UK, covering a wide range of areas including commercial transactions, payer/HCP/HCO contracting, market access, clinical research, medical affairs, sales, marketing, privacy, employment, and compensation matters. Additionally, as the Chief Compliance Officer, they are responsible for designing and implementing a global corporate compliance program.

Before joining GRAIL, Raakhee worked at McKesson as the Managing Lead Counsel for the US Oncology division. In this role, they provided legal support to the provider and manufacturer-facing segments of the Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services business.

Prior to McKesson, Raakhee served as a Senior Commercial & Compliance Counsel at St. Jude Medical and Abbott Laboratories. Raakhee provided legal advice to various departments within the company and played a key role in ensuring compliance with regulations and codes of conduct.

Raakhee also has experience working at LivaNova, where they served as the Head of US Compliance and Privacy. Raakhee was responsible for overseeing compliance efforts at the publicly-traded medical device company.

Earlier in their career, Raakhee worked as an Associate at Baker Botts, where they gained experience in regulatory counseling, due diligence reviews, litigation, and pro bono work. Raakhee also worked as a Summer Associate at Baker Botts.

Overall, Raakhee Kumar has a strong background in legal and compliance roles, particularly within the healthcare and medical device sectors.

Raakhee Kumar has a diverse education history. Raakhee received their J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. Additionally, they completed an M.B.A. at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business, with a focus on Corporate Strategy and Marketing. Raakhee also holds an LL.M. from the University of Houston Law Center, specializing in Health Law & Policy. Raakhee obtained their B.A. with Honors from Northwestern University. Furthermore, they completed a Certificate Program in Employment Law for Leaders at Cornell Law School and participated in the Summer Institute with the Sorbonne Law School, Paris, focusing on International and Comparative Law.