Our Team

Alex Advani has spent his consulting career applying his deep analytical experience and skills to biopharmaceutical strategy. His work includes launch strategy, site of care and account profiling, opportunity assessment, indication prioritization, and portfolio development strategy. He has deep expertise in multiple therapeutic areas such as solid tumors and hematology/oncology, genetic and rare disease, and immunology. Alex received Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Biology from Duke University.

As a consultant, Amanda has focused on the therapeutic areas of oncology and rare neurological diseases. She has experience in the evolution of medical devices and development of specialty pharmacy drug programs. Amanda’s extensive analytical experience has been applied to secondary and primary research. Her previous work includes competitive assessments, development of treatment landscapes, as well as pipeline and clinical development analyses. Prior to consulting, Amanda worked as a postdoc at the University of Chicago where she developed a CRISPR pipeline for human cell culture systems. Her PhD research in cell and structural biology was performed at EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany. Amanda has earned a BS/MS in Chemistry at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ.

Amy joined the LifeSci Consulting team in August 2023. Her work includes cost optimization, project management, change management, and operational transformation as well as helping clients to optimize their processes, navigate change, and manage costs. Before joining LifeSci, Amy worked at 4C Associates within the Life Sciences. During this time, she worked on process optimization, procurement excellence, and cost optimization projects for large pharmaceutical clients both in Europe and the US. Prior to her career in consulting Amy worked in in-house procurement, focusing on strategic sourcing within the marketing category. She has a degree in Biological Sciences and experience working within Research and Development and Drug Discovery.

Anna joined the LifeSci Consulting team in July 2023 with a strong foundation in neuroscience and a proven track record in life sciences consulting. With a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and a concentration in Neuroscience, Anna brings a deep understanding of the intricate workings of the human brain and its implications for healthcare innovation. Leveraging this expertise, she has successfully advised numerous organizations within the life sciences industry in her prior position at Alacrita Consulting, providing strategic insights, market analysis, and customized solutions. With an unwavering commitment to delivering actionable recommendations and fostering collaborative relationships, Anna is poised to make a significant impact as a consultant with LifeSci. Anna received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and her B.S. in Biotechnology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Bert has spent his career in biopharmaceutical strategy consulting. Bert's work includes opportunity assessments, commercial strategy, and asset valuations across diverse therapeutic areas. Prior to LifeSci, he was an Engagement Manager at Trinity Life Sciences. Bert is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where he received a BA in Public Health with a focus in Health Economics.

Blake joined LifeSci in March 2022 with over 8 years of academic and industry research experience spanning multiple disciplines including neuroscience (aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and other movement disorders), cardiovascular disease, and genetics. He specialized in the use of imaging techniques (MRI, fMRI, PET) to study the mechanisms underlying degenerative age-related processes in the body. Prior to joining LifeSci, Blake received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2016. He next matriculated in the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP) in the Wake Forest School of Medicine and earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2021. He then completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s center.

Bryan joined LifeSci in June 2024 with academic and industry experience. He received his PhD in Immunology in 2021 where he researched cell therapy approaches for immune regulation in autoimmunity and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In addition, while in graduate school, he helped spun out a company (Triursus Therapeutics) from his advisor’s lab and received $2 million in NIH SBIR grant funding, co-founded an educational public biotech equity investment fund (Mythos Biotechnology Fund), and consulted for Biotech Connection Bay Area in a market assessment and customer discovery engagement. After graduating, he worked as a target discovery scientist and business development associate at 3T Biosciences, and recently as a business development manager at UC Irvine Center for Clinical Research. Bryan received his PhD from Stanford Medicine and his BS in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry from UC Irvine.

Cristiano has more than 25 years of leadership experience in corporate development, strategy and sales and marketing with experience accross the spectrum of life science companies. Cristiano was previously VP, Head of Corporate Licensing at Grünenthal Pharmaceuticals where he executed some of their major deals. Prior to Grünenthal, Cristiano held various business development, sales and marketing, strategy roles with increasing responsibility at Menarini Pharmaceuticals. Cristiano has supported 18 sell and buy-side transactions totaling over $2B in deal value. Cristiano graduated from the University of Genova Medical School.

Dan has been a member of the LifeSci Consulting team since June 2022. His work includes competitive landscape and commercial opportunity assessments, business case development, and new product planning across therapeutic areas and modalities, with a specialization in oncology and cell therapy. Prior to LifeSci, he graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a dual degree in Molecular Biology and Economics and completed internships in biotechnology business development and healthcare venture capital.

Gary is a Senior Principal with LifeSci Consulting based in the San Diego office. He has 30+ years of commercialization experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry working in senior commercial roles at Abbvie, Hoffmann La-Roche, and Janssen, as well as start-ups including Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Samumed, and Calidi Biotherapeutics. His consulting experience includes consulting roles at Skysis and Avalere Health.

Gary holds a BS in biology and marketing from Rutgers University and a MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Isabelle joined LifeSci Consulting as an Analyst in August 2022. She earned her B.A. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. She previously worked as a research assistant in Emory University’s Lab of Biomedical Pharmacology, focusing on HIV and Hepatitis B and C research. She was an intern at the San Diego-based venture Human Longevity, where she studied genetics in the context of precision healthcare. There, she worked to contribute to their goal of building the world’s most comprehensive database on human genotypes and phenotypes, which, when subjected to machine learning, are a means to develop innovative solutions to fight diseases associated with aging. Additionally, Isabelle has experience working as an investment analyst at 25Madison and Arcadian Capital where she researched and proposed various investment opportunities, led investor outreach initiatives, and produced investor-facing reports. Isabelle is excited about opportunities in the intersection of business and science where she can continue to leverage her passions and skills.

Jack joined LifeSci Consulting as an Senior Analyst in July 2023. Prior to LifeSci, Jack interned at the Wolverine Foundation, a rare genetic disorder foundation researching treatment for MAPK8IP3 Related Deficiency. He coordinated the registration of the disorder on various rare disease registries which assisted in finding other patients and research. Jack also interned at Edgewater Markets, a foreign exchange trading platform where he traded currencies and built financial acumen. Jack graduated from Boston College with a B.S. in Psychology.

Jackie joined the team as an Analyst in September 2020, and has focused on developing expertise in market landscapes and opportunity assessments across various therapeutic areas. Prior to joining LifeSci, Jackie worked in patient care coordination and research at a healthcare start up and interned at Acer Inc. Jackie received her B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles. During her time at UCLA, she participated in ecology and evolutionary biology research as part of the Yeh Lab and was actively involved in campus-wide entrepreneurship initiatives.

Jason joined LifeSci in July 2022, developing broad expertise in commercial opportunity assessments and transaction advisory. Before LifeSci, Jason interned for a biotechnology startup, where he identified and utilized bioinformatic data to construct cancer proteomic databases. Jason earned a B.S. in Molecular and Medical Microbiology as well as a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Jason has 15 years of experience in the life sciences industry supporting transactions and executing strategy consulting engagements across numerous therapeutic areas. Jason has supported sell-side and buy-side transactions totaling over $4B in deal value and has executed >250 strategy consulting engagements. Jason was previously a co-founder of the Partnering & Analytics division at LifeSci Partners prior to the formation of LifeSci Consulting, which was the result of the merger with Corsica Life Sciences. Jason received an M.B.A. from the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte and a B.S. in Physics and Math from Siena College.

Jiayang joined LifeSci in June 2024, bringing deep expertise in various therapeutic areas, including oncology, ophthalmology, neurology, hematology, and rare diseases. He leverages his strong scientific background and business acumen in life science consulting, having worked on projects such as market assessment, competitive intelligence, indication prioritization, market access and pricing strategy, and commercial strategy.

Before joining LifeSci, Jiayang was a life science specialist at L.E.K. Consulting. He completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied rare human genetic disorders and bioinformatics. He also holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Jon has experience in both the investment sector and the life sciences sector. He began his career working in equity research for Fidelity specializing in financial modelling, forecasting, and making investment recommendations for client funds in publicly traded equities. Following this, Jon gained experience working on strategy & planning projects with health tech start-ups and as a Consultant with 4C Life Sciences. Jon holds an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge and a Bsc in Bioscience & Economics from the University of Exeter.

Katarina is a Senior Consultant at LifeSci Consulting with deep life science acumen achieved through her medical doctorate as well as extensive primary and secondary research.

Before joining LifeSci, Katarina received her M.D. through an accelerated program at the University of Montreal. There, she gained expertise in diseases, diagnostics, and drugs. She also engaged in physician outreach in a vast range of therapeutic sectors, spearheaded clinical research, and got involved in public health strategy at the governmental level. With additional certifications in drug development, clinical trial design, and healthcare informatics, Katarina is passionate about leveraging her skillset to help clients succeed in navigating the ever-changing healthcare landscape.

Katie has spent her career in biopharmaceutical strategy consulting. Her work includes commercial opportunity assessments, go-to-market planning, and pricing & market access strategy across a range of therapeutic areas.

Prior to joining LifeSci, Katie was a Senior Consultant at Trinity Life Sciences. She received a B.A. in Neuroscience from Bowdoin College.

Leah has spent the last 5+ years in life sciences and healthcare consulting leveraging her deep analytical and pharmacological experience. Having joined the LifeSci team in 2021 from Putnam Associates, she continues to manage the strategic assessment and execution of scientific, clinical, and commercial goals in areas including: oncology/hematology, rare diseases, vaccines and cell & gene therapy. Prior to joining Putnam Associates, Leah worked and mentored graduate teams in pro bono consulting enagements for Boston-based biotechnology start-up firms. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University School of Medicine in Pharmacology and a B.A. in Chemistry from Mount Holyoke College.

Louisa brings over ten years of experience to her work supporting transformation across the life sciences industry, with the aim of maximizing value for patients. Louisa's work predominantly focuses on providing operating model, organization design and leadership effectiveness advice and transformation support. She has an established record of developing effective, practical and costed solutions to drive growth, sustainability and efficiency.

Louisa's work is underpinned by her MSc in Occupational Psychology and background in Life Sciences transformation at Deloitte.

As a Director, Lowri has a range of experience in leading transformations for clients in the biopharma industry. She is passionate about improving patient outcomes by helping biopharma companies solve their most fundamental strategic and operational problems to ensure they can deliver the best treatments possible to the maximum number of patients. Prior to LifeSci Consulting, Lowri worked as a Director at 4C Life Sciences and served as Chief of Staff for an innovative health tech start-up, Huma, providing remote patient monitoring solutions to healthcare systems and biopharma organizations. Lowri began her career at Deloitte and in the Life Sciences R&D transformation team, working on complex programs for some of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies.

Matt joined the LifeSci Consulting team as a Consultant in 2023. He works in our Operational Excellence team helping clients to optimize their processes, business operations, and costs. Before joining LifeSci, Matt worked in 4C Associate’s Life Sciences strategy and operations consulting team (4CLS). During his time with 4CLS, he contributed to organizational and commercial change projects with large and mid-sized Pharma companies and CROs across the UK, Japan, and the US.

Matthew has spent the past 5+ years working in life sciences and healthcare consulting. Now a senior manager, he applies his background and experience in new product planning and commercial strategy across a range of therapeutic areas. Matthew received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. During his time at USC, he was an undergraduate research assistant in the Jung Lab where he worked on the design and synthesis of novel catalysts to facilitate the discovery of deuterium labelled pharmaceutical compounds.

Michael has more than 15 years of experience providing strategic advisory services life sciences companies from across the globe. Michael has supported transactions totaling over $3.3 billion and executed 150+ strategic consulting mandates spanning various therapeutic areas to include Oncology, CNS, Immunology, Inflammation, Dermatology, and Ophthalmology. Michael previously co-founded LifeSci Partnering and Analytics which merged with Corsica Life Sciencs to form LifeSci Consulting. Michael received a B.A. in Economics and English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mike is a Partner with LifeSci Consulting and a leader in the Chicago/Midwest office. He has 15+ years of experience supporting the development of foundational commercialization strategy for life sciences clients of all sizes, stages of development, and therapeutic focus. Previously, Mike was a Partner with Corsica Life Sciences and a Director with Syneos Health Mike has a PhD from University of Chicago in Neurobiology and BS from Brandeis University in Neuroscience

Mike joined the LifeSci Consulting team in November 2019. He has significant experience managing sell-side and buy-side transaction advisory engagements, as well as executing various strategy consulting projects across numerous therapeutic areas. His work includes commercial opportunity assessments, asset valuations, portfolio / BD strategy assessments, and transaction comparables analyses. Prior to joining LifeSci, Mike graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in Economics.

Nick is a leading advisor to the Life Sciences industry at the forefront of margin improvement, operating model transformation, and digital innovation. He has spent over a decade in the Life Sciences sector advising a broad range of clients on their most complex cost and operational challenges. Nick has an established track record as a leading advisor to senior leadership at these major global organizations and is consistently trusted to deliver a lasting impact on ways of working and the P&L.

Before joining LifeSci Consulting, Perisa graduated from the University of York with an MChem in Chemistry with Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, where she worked on developing novel methods of metal-mediated and N-terminal protein modifications in her master's year. During her studies, she interned with the medical affairs team at Novartis in addition to Novartis Gene Therapies, where she developed her understanding of the corporate and commercial aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.

Perisa then joined the LifeSci Consulting OSO team initially as an intern but more recently as an analyst, where she is currently developing her understanding and skillsets surrounding global clinical trial outsourcing for biotechs.

Phil brings several years of clinical research experience in oncology and radiology to his work supporting clients at LifeSci. His background in clinical drug development guides his strategic recommendations and commercial assessments.

His work includes commercial due diligence and valuation, with a specialization in oncology. Prior to joining LifeSci, Phil worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center supporting early-stage clinical research related to the development of radiotherapies and novel imaging agents.

Education
BS., Biological Sciences, Cornell University

Ryan joined the LifeSci Consulting team in May 2025. Prior to LifeSci, he was a Senior Consultant at Trinity Life Sciences, where he supported biopharmaceutical clients on opportunity assessments, commercial strategy, and new product planning engagements. He has worked across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology, rare disease, and genomic medicine.

Ryan holds a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Susie joined the LifeSci Consulting team in April 2025. Prior to joining LifeSci, Susie worked in Accenture’s Life Sciences Strategy & Consulting team supporting corporate strategy, transformation and change management programs. She specializes in partnering with senior leaders to understand their goals and redesign capabilities and operating models that optimize how teams work.

She holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from Imperial College London.

Trey has spent his career supporting informed strategic decision-making for companies operating in the life sciences field. He has experience driving over 250 consulting engagements to enhance the corporate and business development efforts of clients across therapeutic areas, including the facilitation of strategic transactions totaling over $750 M in total deal value. Prior to joining LifeSci, Trey was a project lead at ClearView Healthcare Partners managing strategy consulting mandates for big pharma and innovative biotech organizations; he also conducted biomedical and engineering research within the Van Tassel lab group. Trey received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University.

Tyler has been a member of the LifeSci Consulting team since August 2021, where he has focused on a variety of projects including competitive intelligence and commecial opportunity assessments. Prior to joining LifeSci, Tyler has worked in several different laboratories especially investigating tumor margin optimization in breast cancer lumpectomies. He was also a trained emergency medical technician (EMT) and COVID-19 contact tracer. He graduated from Bucknell University with a B.A. in Biology. During his time at Bucknell he served as a two-year captain of the Men’s Varsity Soccer Team, held positions on several campus leadership committees, and was a strong contributor to the Lewisburg community.

Vanessa joined the LifeSci Consulting team in April 2021. Her work includes asset valuation, transaction comp analyses, competitive landscape, and commercial opportunity assessments across several therapeutic areas. Prior to joining LifeSci, Vanessa worked at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation supporting clinical research related to COVID-19. She graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health and completed the pre-medicine track. During her time at Yale, she conducted research in the Chun Lab at the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, served as captain of the Women’s Varsity Lacrosse Team, and volunteered for a non-profit organization called Camp Kesem.

With nearly 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, Walter brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of driving impactful results. His career spans over two decades at companies including Merck & Co., Neurocrine Biosciences, Ambit Biosciences, and Fate Therapeutics. During this time, Walter honed his skills across technical operations, business development, new product planning, market analytics, corporate strategy, marketing, medical affairs, and executive leadership.

In recent years, Walter has leveraged his deep industry knowledge as a business and commercial strategy consultant. Before joining LifeSci Consulting, he was a Principal at Skysis, where he played a key role in driving business growth and expanding the firm’s client base and services into earlier phases of drug development. Following Skysis' acquisition by Avalere Health, he served as VP of Consulting. Walter has worked with leaders at 11 of the Top 20 pharmas and executives at scores biotech companies to craft data-driven strategies, establish success metrics, secure budgets and raise capital, with he and his teams frequently serving as an extension of the client organizations to drive execution of transformative plans—often over multi-year partnerships.

Walter holds an M.S. in Biotechnology from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Purdue University. His commitment to excellence and passion for innovation continue to fuel his work in shaping the future of the biopharmaceutical landscape.