Dhaval Desai

Dhaval Desai, PharmD, is Senior Vice-President and Chief Development Officer at Iveric Bio. Dr. Desai joined Iveric Bio as Chief of Staff in 2020 after serving as Vice President and Medical Unit Head of US Ophthalmics at Novartis. During his time at Novartis, Dr. Desai was responsible for the establishment of a US Ophthalmics unit and developing a comprehensive franchise strategy. Prior to Novartis, Dr. Desai held multiple leadership roles in ophthalmology-focused companies including Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, where he served as Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Strategic Officer, and ThromboGenics, where he served as Global Director, Medical Affairs. Dr. Desai received his PharmD and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Rutgers University.