Sekar (Sek) Kathiresan

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Senior Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Sekar Kathiresan is the CEO of Verve Therapeutics and an SVP at Eli Lilly and Company. He is a cardiologist and human geneticist pioneering single-course gene-editing therapies to treat cardiovascular disease. His career is built on his medical training at Harvard Medical School and genetic research at the Broad Institute.

Originally from India, Sekar immigrated to the US during elementary school. He pursued a B. A. in history at the University of Pennsylvania, a subject he was passionate about in high school, before committing to his medical career. His work is deeply motivated by personal family experiences with heart disease.

His company, Verve Therapeutics, was founded on the "one brave idea" of developing a one-time injection to permanently lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Gene Editing Therapies
His work at Verve Therapeutics centers on developing "one and done" gene editing treatments to permanently prevent cardiovascular disease by lowering cholesterol.
Cardiovascular Genetics
His career as a physician-scientist at Harvard, MGH, and the Broad Institute has been dedicated to understanding the inherited basis for heart attacks.
Biotech Innovation
He transitioned from academia to found Verve, driven by a vision to transform chronic cardiac care into a single-treatment model, demonstrating a focus on disruptive innovation.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Senior Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company
7-2019
Chief Executive Officer, Founder at Verve Therapeutics
7-2022
Member Board of Directors at Relay Therapeutics
9-2021
Honorary Physician, Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
6-1997 - 9-2021
Physician, Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital

Education

2003 - 2008
Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Broad Institute
6-2003 - 6-2005
Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Framingham Heart Study

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Exp : 28 Location : Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Senior Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company
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Insights For Selling To Sekar (Sek)

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid inviting them for any social interactions until you have built some rapport with them
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sekar (Sek) is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sekar (Sek)

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sekar (Sek) move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Sekar (Sek) take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

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