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Dr. Ajay Dhankhar bekleidet seit Juni 2025 die Position des Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer bei Smith & Nephew. Im Juli 2024 gr\u00fcndete Dr. Dhankhar Bluish Capital \u2013 ein auf Strategie und Finanzberatung spezialisiertes Unternehmen, das sich auf die Bereitstellung von Wachstumskapital zur Unterst\u00fctzung hochwertiger, k\u00fcrzlich von der FDA zugelassener Assets konzentriert \u2013 und fungierte dort bis zu seiner Berufung zu Smith & Nephew als Managing Partner.<\/span><\/span> Von Juli 2022 bis Juni 2024 war Dr. Dhankhar als Managing Director in der Healthcare-Gruppe des Bereichs Financial Advisory bei Lazard Ltd t\u00e4tig, wo er die globale Leitung f\u00fcr Medizintechnik, Diagnostik und Tools innehatte. Vor seinem Wechsel zu Lazard bekleidete Dr.<\/span><\/span> Dhankhar \u00fcber einen Zeitraum von 25 Jahren diverse F\u00fchrungspositionen bei McKinsey & Company; dazu z\u00e4hlten zuletzt die Rolle des Senior Partner sowie die globale Leitung f\u00fcr Strategie und M&A im Bereich Life Sciences und die globale Leitung f\u00fcr Forschung und Entwicklung (F&E) im Sektor Life Sciences. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Dhankhar erwarb einen Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physik und Informatik an der Angelo State University sowie einen Doktortitel (PhD) in Molekularbiophysik und Biochemie an der Yale University.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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