Vishal Dakhole

Vishal Dakhole's work experience includes several roles in business development and program management within the life sciences industry. Vishal started their career at Wockhardt Ltd as an Executive Strategy & Business Development from February 2007 to February 2008. Vishal then worked at Nectar Lifesciences Limited as a Manager in Business Development from February 2008 to April 2011. From April 2011 to May 2012, they held the position of Manager in Business Development & Programme Management at Biocon, where they were responsible for new product pipeline delivery and commercialization. Vishal then joined Merck Serono as a Manager in Business Development from May 2012 to December 2013. Dakhole then worked at GSK Pharmaceuticals India as a Business Development Manager from December 2013 to May 2017. Currently, they are Vice President of Life Sciences for Germany & Northern Europe at IDA Ireland, a position they have held since May 2022. Prior to that, they served as Vice President of Life Sciences & Engineering for India at IDA Ireland from May 2017 to April 2022.

Vishal Dakhole completed their Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in Law from the University of Mumbai from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that, from 2010 to 2012, they obtained a Master of Business Laws (M.B.L.) degree in Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. In 2005 to 2007, Vishal pursued a PGDBA degree in Marketing/Marketing Management, General from the Institute for Technology and Management. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including Strategic Sales & Marketing Programme from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in November 2022, Lean 6 Sixsigma Certification Blackbelt from KPMG in March 2017, and various others related to law, finance, and intellectual property.