Team

Presidents

Varuni
Vithanage Fernando

Club President

Varuni Vithanage Fernando

Varuni is a Product Manager and Systems Engineer with over 7 years’ experience from Australia. She is currently the Founders’ Associate at Belfry Medical. Prior to the MBA she was the Product Manager at ResMed’s Digital Health Technology Labs in Dublin and previously spent 5 years as a systems engineer at ResMed Sydney. She completed her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at the University of New South Wales and a Masters in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Varuni is the Managing Director at All in Tech and enjoys playing the piano, spin classes and reading autobiographies in her spare time.

Amy
Karet

Club President

Amy Karet

Amy is a former management consultant who worked in the life sciences practice at L.E.K. Consulting. She acted on a range of commercial strategy and due diligence projects for biopharmaceutical and private equity clients. Amy is excited by the positive impact potential of technology in health and is interested in a career in health tech.

Healthcare Conference Team

Deepesh
Ondhia

Team Lead

Deepesh Ondhia

Deepesh graduated from University College London with a bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery alongside a bachelors degree in History of Medicine. He recently became a consultant Dermatologist having complete his dermatology training at Addenbrookes University Hospital (Cambridge) with a specialist interest in skin cancer. He has previously worked in multiple specialties including oncology and renal care. He has signficant experience in quality improvement within healthcare systems (both in the UK and abroad). Post MBA Deepesh is interested in a career in consulting within the healthcare industry./health tech opportunities. In his free time, Deepesh enjoys playing sports (football, tennis and squash) and loves to travel. He also enjoys exploring new cuisines and coffee shops around London.

Nikhil
Harikrishnan

Logistics Lead

Nikhil Harikrishnan

Nikhil is a medical doctor and public health specialist. For the last 8 years, he worked with the WHO and a global public health non-profit. After the MBA, Nikhil wishes to work in either the pharmaceutical, biotech, vaccine, or health-tech industry.

Mo
Zhao

Conference Marketing

Mo Zhao

Mo graduated from Cambridge University with a PhD in biology. She worked as a biotech VC investor at 6 Dimensions Capital in Shanghai, China before LBS. Now she is looking to return to biotech VC in Europe, while also considering a career in biopharma equity research.

Mo enjoys translation, literature and classical music in her spare time.

Maya
Li

Team Member

Maya Li

Radhika
Pawa

Financial Lead

Radhika Pawa

Health Tech Challenge Team

Freya
Svedberg-Keating

Team Lead

Freya Svedberg-Keating

Freya is a research scientist who completed her Bachelor of Science from the University of Edinburgh in Biological Sciences, with honours in Immunology. Funded by AstraZeneca, she then gained her PhD in Immunology at the University of Manchester. Prior to the MBA, Freya was a postdoctoral research fellow at the VIB in Belgium where she has been studying tissue repair with a focus on the role of the immune system in liver regeneration.

Freya is passionate about innovation and the translation of discoveries from lab to market. She is looking to move into life sciences VC and work together with the generation of biotech companies.

In her spare time, Freya loves exploring London’s food scene and spending time outdoors hiking and wild swimming

Zeenat
Parkar

Team Member

Zeenat Parkar

Zeenat is a Forte Fellow and LBS 30% Club Scholar. Prior to joining LBS, she was a Strategy Consultant at Strategy&. She has over 5 years of consulting experience, working with global healthcare clients on various commercial strategy projects. She completed her BSc in Geography and Economics from Queen Mary, Universty of London. Post-MBA, she would like to continue working in the pharma and life sciences space. Zeenat enjoys reading fiction, exploring new cultures through travel and playing tennis in her spare time.

Hung
Pham

Team Member

Hung Pham

Hung is a former Strategy& Manager with 5+ years of engagement experience across 5+ countries in South East Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Most notably, he was a part of the team who built growth strategy for a top 50 global university and healthcare centre (top 10 in Asia), as well as various strategy, CDD, and operating model design for pharma/healthcare clients. With LBS, he was also a NHS Fellow who was engaged on a pro-bono engagement with Northwick Park Hospital. He holds an Bsc in Maths with Economics from University College London

In his spare time, Hung loves football, gaming, travelling, and exploring local culture and food

Markella
Al-Saifi

Team Member

Markella Al-Saifi

Markella is a professional and UK-registered pharmacist. She completed her Pharmacy degree at University College London in 2016. Prior to joining LBS, she was based in Belgium working for 4+ years in the Animal Health and Nutrition industry, with activities in over 70 countries, and realising roles from Product Strategy & Business Development to Technical Operations and Innovation. Post-MBA, she wishes to continue her professional journey through exploring new pathways and innovative technologies. Markella loves traveling, pilates and swimming. Her recent LBS passion is salsa dancing.

Daniella
Zanetti

Team Member

Daniella Zanetti

Daniela graduated from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil with a Bachelor’s in Business. Prior to the MBA, she worked for 5+ years as corporate finance at Johnson & Johnson’s three sectors: MedTech, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health Goods. Throughout the sectors, Daniela had finance roles focused on planning & analytics, innovation projects and business partnering . With her MBA Daniela intends to switch her focus from corporate finance to more strategic areas in Health Techs.

Daniela loves spending time with her three dogs, reading about inspiring women, watching netflix and doing sudoku on her spare time.

Kota
Chisuwa

Team Member

Kota Chisuwa

Kota graduated from Sophia University in Japan with a Bachelor in Information and Communication Science. Prior to the MBA, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation. He was seconded to an Indian automotive production and distribution subsidiary for four years as a head of the Product Planning Department, visiting the Indian market to obtain market insights, creating various new models with his team and other departments, and proposing new schemes to enhance sales. Now, he is interested in exploring careers in investment, strategy and marketing in the healthcare industry.

Kota enjoys spending time swimming, singing, dancing, and skiing

NHS Projects

Jenny
Zhang

Team Member

Jie (Jenny) Zhang

Jenny is the Forte Foundation Scholar and the NHS Project Lead with Healthcare Club. Prior to joining LBS, she graduated from LSE and spent 5 years working for HSBC Commercial Banking in the UK and China. Now she aspires to pivot into management consulting.

Jenny enjoys playing the accordion, playing golf, and wine tasting,

Thought Leadership Team

Asya Igmen

Lead

Asya Igmen

Born near Rome and raised in Istanbul, Asya is Italian and Turkish. She pursued her undergraduate degree at Brown University, where she nurtured her passion for public health and development. Asya aims to work with medical device and pharmaceutical companies to support the spread and scale of medicine and services.

Before LBS, Asya was a healthcare best practice researcher at the Advisory Board, and then a thought leadership analyst at Kite Insights and consultant at Optum. She has primarily served providers and policymakers, including through large-scale transformation projects with the NHS in the UK.

Outside of healthcare, Asya’s passions are Formula 1 and independent movies.

Sam Yang

Team Member

Sam Yang

Sam graduated from the Royal Veterinary College and King’s College London with a Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine and a Bachelor in Immunology respectively. He worked as a senior veterinary surgeon at a 24 hr hospital in Surrey, and as an analyst in Epsilogen, a cancer therapeutics starrtup. He is interested in carrers in life science VC and biotech startups.

Sam plays competitive beach volleyball in the UK, and lives with Cauliflower, the best cat in the world, which he adopted as a stray.

Nicolas Mathieu

Team Member

Nicolas Mathieu

Nicolas graduated from the Medical University of Montpellier with a Medical Doctorate and a Master of Science. After his internship, he worked as a chief resident in rehabilitation and completed sub-specializations in Sports Medicine and Chinese Traditional Medicine.

He later worked in private clinics in several departments, such as geriatrics, rehabilitation, and internal medicine.

Nicolas plays the piano in his spare time and enjoys literature and cinema as well as hiking and playing tennis.

Laura Ortiz

Team Member

Laura Ortiz

Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Chile. During that time, she volunteered in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, and completed an exchange semester in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to her MBA, she worked at Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS) – a private non-profit healthcare organisation with the biggest healthcare network in the country. There, she contributed through her work in the management control department.

Looking for opportunities to change her geography and explore new industries, Laura decided to join LBS because of its incredible location and great diversity.

In her free time, Laura enjoys travelling, musical theatre (in her first two months at London she has already seen three musicals and one play!) and exploring London

Elisa Garcia

Team Member

Elisa Garcia

Elisa graduated from Universidad de los Andes with a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering. Prior to the MBA, she worked as a Private Equity Associate in Patria Investments carrying out investments in the healthcare sector in Colombia. Now, she is interested in exploring careers in finance and strategy within the healthcare sector.

Elisa enjoys spending time with her dogs, dancing and watching movies.

Francisco
Alcaide

Team Member

Francisco Alcaide

Francisco holds a double degree in Business Administration & Law. During his professional life, he has held several roles in finance and legal positions in family business, the energy sector and multinational law firms. His experience in these roles includes advising in cross-border M&A and refinancing transactions in a variety of industries, such as banking, energy, pharma and retail, and managing energy asset portfolios in Europe and LatAm.

In his free time, Francisco enjoys outdoor activities such as running and trekking and loves travelling and experiencing new cultures and cuisines.

Alumni Engagement Team

Justin
Liu

Team Member

Justin Liu

Justin graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors in Psychology and Political Science. Prior to the MBA, he worked at PwC doing international tax and financial consulting with a focus on pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries. Now, he is interested in exploring careers in commercial, marketing, and strategy within the pharmaceutical industry.

Justin enjoys rock climbing, chess, piano, and creative writing in his spare time

Richard
Wang

Team Member

Richard Wang

Nikita
Rachwani

Team Member

Nikita Rachwani

Finance Team

Emily
Clifford

Treasurer

Emily Clifford

Emily completed her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Queen’s University and Master of Biotechnology at University of Toronto in Canada. Before starting her MBA at London Business School, she worked at AstraZeneca Canada for ~7 years. Most recently, she was the Marketing Manager for a genetically targeted lung cancer therapy. She also has experience in financial forecasting and medical sales. Now, she is exploring careers in finance, specifically Healthcare Investment Banking. In her spare time, Emily enjoys road cycling, baking and watercolour painting.

Peter
Anderson

Sponsorship Lead

Peter Anderson

Coming from an Economics background, Peter has been a Product Manager with 5+ years of experience working in Corporate Tech at Amazon UK. He is now seeking to pivot into an area where he feels he can have greater impact whilst retaining his passion for tech by exploring the Healthcare sphere. Apart from Tech, Peter is passionate about entrepreneurialism, Goldren Retrievers, painting, New Zealand and having less tabs open at once.