Alicia Varughese

Alicia Varughese currently serves as Sr. Director of Corporate Development at Vizient, Inc, having previously held the role of Director in the same department. Prior experience includes serving as Manager of Organizational Strategy and Integration at HMS, where Alicia led successful integrations of acquired companies and managed internal processes. As Investment Manager at Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Alicia supported business planning, developed a digital education platform, and analyzed market trends. Alicia's board experience includes roles with the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association's Emerging Leadership Board and the Pittsburgh Entrepreneurs Forum. Early career roles involved regulatory affairs and quality assurance at Cernostics, a graduate student internship at Drexel University's Office of Technology Commercialization, and research at Drexel's Biosensors and Biomaterials Laboratory. Alicia holds a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Technology in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Calicut.