Manesh Naidu

Manesh Naidu has 20+ years of experience in health and life sciences, with much of that experience in strategy, analytics and marketing. He currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of Althera Pharmaceuticals.

Previously, Manesh headed up Mallinckrodt's analytics, forecasting, commercial operations, and business intelligence functions. He also held a similar role at Ikaria, acquired by Mallinckrodt. He has previously worked in market analytics and commercial operations positions at Novartis and Pfizer. He has also had various roles in a biotechnology startup, in private equity, and in consulting at McKinsey & Co.

Manesh has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, an MS in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and a BS and MSc in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India, respectively.