Dhanashri Gudi

Dhanashri Gudi has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Dhanashri is currently the Head of Business Development at Pumas-AI, Inc. since March 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Senior Director of Business Development and Strategy at Simulations Plus, Inc. from October 2022 to March 2023. From June 2021 to December 2022, they held the position of Director of Business Development and Strategy at Cognigen Corporation, a Simulations Plus Company.

Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dhanashri worked at Xybion Corporation where they served as a Product Manager and Subject Matter Expert from January 2021 to June 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Business Analyst from July 2019 to January 2021.

Dhanashri also has entrepreneurial experience as they were the Founder of EduCater from October 2011 to March 2018.

Dhanashri'searlier experience includes serving as the Director of Grindlays Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd from February 2008 to December 2015. In this role, they had various responsibilities including overseeing manufacturing and quality control. Dhanashri also collaborated with manufacturers to improve efficiency and production capacity.

Before that, Dhanashri worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Jubilant Biosys from October 2007 to January 2008. Dhanashri also worked as a Research Scientist at AbbVie from June 2005 to July 2007, where they were involved in drug discovery and development, conducting in vivo and in vitro studies.

Dhanashri started their career as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine from March 2003 to June 2005. During this time, they evaluated screening tools for studying enzyme induction and inhibition and designed clinical studies for drug-drug and drug-herb interactions.

Dhanashri began their journey in the field of pharmaceutical research as a Graduate student/Research Assistant at West Virginia University from 1998 to 2002.

Overall, Dhanashri Gudi has a wealth of experience in business development, strategy, pharmaceutical research, and entrepreneurship.

Dhanashri Gudi completed their education in a chronological order. Dhanashri first attended I E S English Medium School from 1980 to 1990, during which no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Dhanashri then enrolled at Prin. KMKundnani College of Pharmacy from 1992 to 1996, where they studied Pharmaceutical Sciences and obtained a degree in B.Pharm. Sci. Following that, they attended Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai University from 1996 to 1998, specializing in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and earning a degree in M.Pharm.Sci. Dhanashri's educational journey continued at West Virginia University between 1998 and 2002, where they pursued a Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition to their formal education, they obtained a certification as a Certara Certified NCA Analyst from Certara in June 2020.