Retired, Pune, India.

Ph. D. from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, which is one of the most prestigious institutes in India and at global level. More than 30 years of professional career in R&D of specialty chemicals and drug development, of which about half of the life has been dedicated to anti-cancer drug development including new chemical entities (NCEs). Worked in senior capacities as Associate Director, Vice President, President and CEO in R & D divisions of small /medium scale start-ups and multinational chemical/pharmaceutical companies and also an entrepreneur.