Leadership

Useful tips and parallels for staying in the game following a complete response letter.

Ken Banta, founder and CEO of The Vanguard Network, reveals the mindsets and moves biopharma leaders need to not just endure—but rise above—the current age of industry disruption.

Pharm Exec unveils its new slate of rising leaders in the biopharma industry—profiling the stories of five executives steering innovative scientific and strategic pursuits in R&D, market access, and patient support.

The Regeneron litigation highlights that donations routed through independent entities are not immune from challenge, especially if the government believes they are effectively covering a patient’s co-pay for a specific product.

A Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Stephanie J. Creary, Assistant Professor of Management at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.

Organizations commonly navigate outdated systems that make collaboration harder and breakthroughs slower, causing delays, missed insights, and costly rework.

The 15% tariff on pharmaceutical imports from the European Union is not a short term inconvenience, it represents a structural shift in the economics of the US pharmaceutical market.

Unlock the secrets of executive presence in pharma to inspire confidence, influence decisions, and elevate your leadership impact.

Biotech veteran and Stanford physician-scientist brings 30 years of translational research and regulatory experience to strengthen FDA’s drug review and innovation efforts.

Executives who treat capital allocation as a CEO-level strategic discipline are best positioned to thrive in a volatile and increasingly capital-constrained environment.

A Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Dr. Henry A. McKinnell, former Chairman and CEO of Pfizer.

Gala will succeed Bruce Cozadd, effective August 11, 2025.

How will the tasks of C-suite leaders be transformed by intelligent technologies?

Jim Weiss, founder and chairman of Real Chemistry, and the 2025 HBA Honorable Mentor, discusses the foundation and journey behind his lifelong advocacy for mentorship—and, cliché or not, the lasting power of “you get what you give.”

For a growth mindset to truly take hold, leaders must create space for those possibilities to thrive.

A Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Aileen Fernandes, Chief Business Officer of Arcellx.

In this Pharmaceutical Executive exclusive, Bob Jansen, David Shulkin, Gen. Paul Funk (Ret.), and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster (Ret.)—members of the Federated Healthcare Advisory Panel—discuss how pharmaceutical companies can strengthen supply chain resilience, navigate policy shifts, and adopt a national security mindset.

Jørgensen will step down after eight years as CEO, with a successor search underway while the company reaffirms confidence in its strategic plans amid recent market challenges.

Reshema Kemps-Polanco, executive VP and chief commercial officer, Novartis US, and the 2025 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Woman of the Year, uses the lessons she learned from her family to bring out the best in her teams.

Five steps for organizations in bringing enterprise-level strategies to life.

Milan Kalawadia, CEO, North America, at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, goes inside the company’s new growth initiatives—and stretching the boundaries in healthcare exploration.

Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks to the BBC: “It feels like it'll be hard to come back from here."

Immunotherapy pioneer Mark Frohlich, MD, CEO of Indapta Therapeutics, discusses the promise of harnessing natural killer cells to reshape treatment for cancer and autoimmune disease.

A Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association Q&A with Elaina Shekhter, EPAM’s Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer.

Gene Mack, Gain Therapeutics CEO, provides a look into the future of the company and the use of physics-based artificial intelligence in the drug discovery process.