IMPACT FACT
Sanjay led the launch of ZAIDYN by ZS—a platform for life sciences companies. By connecting companies with ZAIDYN, he has helped clients improve the processes that deliver business and patient value.
Role
Sanjay currently leads ZS’s global platform business and serves on the ZS board of directors. During his tenure at ZS, Sanjay has held multiple leadership roles. Prior, Sanjay was the regional managing principal (RMP) leading ZS’s Asia region. Sanjay managed the region through immense growth. He helped open new offices in Osaka and Bengaluru, strengthened the India office, and integrated China, Japan and Singapore offices into the global ZS network. Sanjay also founded ZS PRIZE, elevating ZS’s reputation in India for innovation and giving back to society. Earlier in his career at ZS, he was the head of the global operations and technology business of ZS.
Expertise
Sanjay’s client work is focused on leading large, global transformational programs. He helps life sciences companies of all sizes to digitally transform and scale customer engagement, field performance, analytics and clinical capabilities. Sanjay has served one of the world’s largest life sciences firms in its multiyear journey to strengthen its analytics capabilities across the globe, and he has been an advisor to many other similar journeys. He has also led large commercial operations’ end-to-end transformational programs.
Sanjay has served on the board of the U.S.-India Joint Science and Technology Endowment, a forum under the aegis of the U.S. State Department and the government of India to foster cross-border innovation and entrepreneurship. Sanjay is a frequent speaker at industry forums and has been covered and quoted in print and broadcast media globally.
Prior experience
Prior to joining ZS, Sanjay served as the chief executive of Wipro Consulting, part of the NYSE-listed, $20-billion Wipro Technologies. He also served as vice chairman and member of the board of Wipro BPO. Earlier, Sanjay was with McKinsey & Company and advised the top management of Fortune 500 companies on issues of strategy and growth.
Education
Sanjay has an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, an M.S. in computer science from Pennsylvania State University, and a bachelor’s of technology in computer engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, India.