Milka Bedikian

Milka Bedikian is a strategic commercial executive known for delivering product and market leadership in global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. A marketer who has spurred exceptional results in diverse therapeutic areas and across complete product life cycles and is proficient at defining strategies to launch products and grow product portfolios. She is effective at building and motivating high-performance teams, adept at navigating market disruptions and passionate about delivering products that impact patients’ lives.

In her most recent position, Milka was Vice President, Global Marketing and a member of the Executive Team at Organogenesis in Boston, a leader in regenerative medicine. Earlier, Milka held senior positions in global brand management at Novartis in Switzerland, with worldwide responsibility for marketing an osteoporosis and osteoarthritis treatment as well as creating programs to enhance access and affordability of Novartis products in Asia and Latin America. In addition, she transitioned the manufacturing of leprosy business run by the World Health Organization to India ensuring adequate and consistent drug supply to patients. She won the Novartis Canada President’s Achievement Award for building the Women’s Health Franchise and successfully launching several products.

Milka has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from American University in Cairo. She has taken marketing management courses at McGill University in Montreal and has participated in many marketing and leadership programs at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. She has lived and worked in Canada, Switzerland, and the US, and is fluent in English and French.