Kailash Swarna (Past Speaker)

Kailash is an Industry Principal Director at Accenture, where he focuses on the development and implementation of innovative Digital Transformation strategies to improve the productivity of Research & Development for Accenture’s Life Sciences clients globally.

Kailash has over 20 years of experience in Drug Discovery and Development and has held leadership positions at leading Life Sciences and Technology companies globally. Kailash has a deep understanding of the science and process of Life Sciences R&D, and has implemented innovative technology solutions across Drug Discovery, Translational Sciences, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and Commercialization.

In addition to his role at Accenture, Kailash is also a Research Affiliate at the Laboratory of Financial Engineering at The Sloan School of Management at MIT, where he received an MBA as a Sloan Fellow. His research at MIT focuses on applying Financial Engineering methods to make better investment and technology decisions to improve R&D efficiency and effectiveness.