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Dr Shailesh Ayyangar

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Value Accelerator Sector Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management – Healthcare at Goldman Sachs Asset Management
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dr. Shailesh Ayyangar is a Value Accelerator Sector Advisor at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, focusing on healthcare. With over 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, including serving as Managing Director for Sanofi India, he has deep expertise in corporate strategy and leadership. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

He is a vocal advocate for inclusion and equal opportunity, participating in discussions on allyship and womens empowerment. He actively supports causes that instill pride and confidence in young girls and celebrates Indian innovation in the biomedical field, viewing them as crucial for the nations development.

In 2016, he was conferred the prestigious award of Officier de lOrdre National du Merite by the President of France.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Value Accelerator Sector Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management – Healthcare
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Healthcare Investing
As a Value Accelerator Sector Advisor for Goldman Sachs' healthcare team, he advises on investment opportunities and strategy in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
Pharma Leadership
Leverages over three decades of experience, including his tenure as Managing Director of Sanofi India and President of the Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI).
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1-2020 - 2-2022
Value Accelerator Sector Advisor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management – Healthcare
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
1-2020 - 2-2022
Member, Strategic Life Sciences Advisory Council, Goldman Sachs Private Equity
Goldman Sachs
11-2019 - 1-2020
Former Country Chair & MD Sanofi India and Head, Sanofi South Asia
Sanofi
1-2018 - 10-2019
Strategic Projects Head, GEM, Asia
Sanofi GEM, Singapore
4-2002 - 12-2017
Managing Director & Country Chair, Sanofi India & Head, South Asia (GEM)
Sanofi
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Education
1982 - 1984
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1971 - 1975
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Gujarat Veterinary College
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