Umar Akbar

Umar has been actively involved in the Pharmaceutical Industry for over 15 years with experience spanning Strategy, Sales & Marketing and R&D.

After completing his Education (BS ChemE, Cornell & PhD ChemE, UC Berkeley), he advised a number of Pharma Brands on their MD Engagement Strategy as a consultant at ZS Associates for over 5 years. After seeing Pharma’s challenges in engaging physicians firsthand as a consultant, he left ZS in early 2015 to start up Navinata Health.

In his free time, Umar enjoys basketball and all things Spurs.