Hari Mahadevan, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Serve on Advisory or Board of Directors of public and private organizations, from $100+ Million to the Fortune 100, for an intentionally diverse set of CEOs/Presidents as a business advisor/thought partner on issues of growth strategy, operational execution, and business development. Have led or played multiple roles in ~$2.0 Billion of public & private equity transactions.Key Learning: For a CEO, it all comes down to People, Culture, and Clarity. Identifying, mentoring and "setting free" exceptional, differentiation-seeking leadership talent, maintaining an obsessive execution culture, and ensuring clarity of leadership communication are the SOLE 3 differentiators. You OWN the three and you WIN, or you don't and you don't! (Granted, it takes many other things to get those three right but, ultimately, it's those 3 that matter.)

Developed and taught a semester-length class to 2nd year MBA's on Commercialization & Marketing in Healthcare and, separately, on cutting-edge Analytics and Data to drive differentiated execution.Key Learning: The best way to stay young is to continually learn

One of three core leaders of a company who converted an idea to a set of strategies, and those strategies to a continually evolving set of executional approaches. Grew to over a 1000 employees across multiple offices across the US, Canada, and Europe. Our differentiation, revenue and profit growth, and future prospects led the Publicis Group to acquire us for $575 Million in 2011.Key Learnings: (1) Growth is an aphrodisiac, (2) FUN and FAIR are my personal & professional cornerstones

Served executive management in (mostly) Healthcare Fortune 100 companies on issues ranging from Corporate Strategy to M&A, R&D, and Product Commercialization. Key Learning: A problem isn't solved when its solved. Key drivers of results are (a) clarity of communications around implications and next steps, and (b) "must stick to it" execution which extends DEEP into the organization

Recruited from Merck to build a Technical Group but soon found myself engaged on both technical and business-focused activities. Awarded the only guaranteed employment contract given to a non Executive-team employee.Key Learning: Juggling multiple hats in a startup environment is exhilarating - and a great learning experience

Developed scale-up processes for new Merck drugs. Awarded 2 global patents for process to manufacture Cozaar/Hyzaar - a multi billion dollar Merck antihypertensive. Member of global technology transfer and Phase III NDA filing teams.Key Learning: Getting bored easily is a positive attribute; cross-functional exposure is a great way to learn and grow

As part/extension of my Masters Thesis, engaged in computational fluid dynamics of nozzle design in micro thrust environments (resistojet design).Key Learning: Even rocket science isn't rocket science!