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Rama Rao

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CEO / Co-Founder at Bloqcube Inc
📍 Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

Rama Rao is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bloqcube Inc. , an innovative company focused on addressing inefficiencies in the pharmaceutical value chain. With over 27 years of experience at companies like Novartis and Eli Lilly, he has a history of leading complex global operations as a CFO with P&L responsibility up to $3B.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, where he teaches a seminar on blockchain to MBA students. He is also multilingual, speaking English, French, and Hindi.

His company, Bloqcube, was nominated for the prestigious 2025 Prix Galien USA “Best Startup” award for its work in applying blockchain to clinical trials.

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Current Role
CEO / Co-Founder
Location
Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Personality Overview

How Rama shows up

Hard To Convince
Upfront
ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Rama cares about

Blockchain in Clinical Trials
As CEO of Bloqcube, he is a pioneer in using blockchain to improve the efficiency, transparency, and data integrity of pharmaceutical clinical trials.
Improving Patient Outcomes
His stated passion is to deliver innovative solutions to the pharmaceutical value chain for the ultimate benefit of patients.
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Career

Work history

11-2017
CEO / Co-Founder
Bloqcube Inc
5-2017 - 2-2018
Interim CFO Cytovia Oncology NY
The Artac Seel Company/ Cytovia Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
10 yrs 3 mos
1-2004 - 7-2006
CFO, Canada
Novartis
11-2001 - 12-2003
Finance Director, InterContinental region, Oncology Business Unit
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, USA
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1988 - 1989
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
INSEAD
5-2022 - 6-2022
Heroes Summer Training Program 2022
Draper University
2-2021 - 6-2021
Health tech Innovators Program
Plug n Play
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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