Vasant Narasimhan
Vasant Narasimhan | |
|---|---|
Narasimhan in 2022 (or earlier) | |
| Born | Vasant Kalathur Narasimhan August 26, 1976 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago Harvard Medical School John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | CEO of Novartis |
| Spouse |
Srishti Gupta (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
Vasant "Vas" Narasimhan (born August 26, 1976) is an American physician and the chief executive officer of Novartis. He succeeded Joseph Jimenez who left Novartis in 2018. He briefly worked at McKinsey before joining Novartis in 2005, where he has held a range of leadership roles, including Global Head of Development for Novartis Vaccines and Global Head of Drug Development & Chief Medical Officer.