We had the privilege to talk to Mr. Sudarshan Jain, Secretary-General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, and anchor IIMA Healthcare ASIG at the recently conducted IIMPACT HEALTH 2021 presented by TiE Mumbai and IIMA Healthcare ASIG. Here is an excerpt from the session with him. 

Sudarshan Jain has a strong passion for healthcare and the education sector. Currently, he is the Secretary-General of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (www.ipa-india.org), Senior Advisor – Apax Partners, and Board member of multiple organizations. He is also the Chair of the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) for 2021. He has served in several leadership positions for over 40 years in the Healthcare industry (Lupin, Johnson & Johnson, Piramal, Abbott) and was formerly the Managing Director at Abbott Healthcare Solutions.

His current Board engagements include Abbott India, Healthium Limited (Apax portfolio company), Indian Education Society (IES), Advisory Board of Narsee Monjee University, Mumbai (NMIMS). He is the Visiting Faculty at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. He has contributed to shaping the healthcare policy and improving access to healthcare in India.

He is an Alumnus of St. Stephens College, Delhi University, and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.