Ankit Katyal

Ankit Katyal, MBA, currently serves as the Director and Head of Innovation Project Management at Merck Group, overseeing a team focused on de-risking, incubating, and accelerating a diverse portfolio of innovation projects in fields such as Climate Solutions and Digital Health. With a wealth of experience in project and strategic management, previous positions include Senior Manager of Innovation Programs at Merck, Project Lead at AstraZeneca, and roles at Amazon and EY in various capacities related to life sciences and healthcare. Ankit holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from the Rochester Institute of Technology.