Functional Skills

Venture Capital Investing
Business Analysis
Clinical Development
Commercial Due Diligence
Data Analysis
Gene Therapy
Genetics
Healthcare Analytics
Market Research
Patient Journey
Primary Research
Private Equity Investing

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector

Languages

English
Dutch
French
Italian
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

Thuja Capital Management Finance
Principal
2/2023 - 6/2025
• Sourced, led diligence, and executed €5M+ investments in early-stage European biotech and medtech companies, contributing to 3 new portfolio additions and multiple follow-ons investments
• Served as board member (observer) for 4 portfolio companies, advising on business-critical decisions incl. financing strategy, fundraising, clinical trial strategy, cost optimization & business models
• Co-led fund strategy and investment committee processes for firm's €80M Fund III, shaping portfolio construction through evaluation of 500+ deals/year across all therapeutic areas & modalities
Boston Consulting Group Management Consulting
Consultant
9/2020 - 2/2023
• Developed and executed a change & program mgmt system for the quality and support functions of the vaccines business (£7+ billion revenue) of a large multinational pharmaceutical company
• Designed 10-year population health model for North West London to determine future bed demand and optimal service reconfigurations to improve access to care across 7 hospitals and 2 NHS Trusts
• Guided organisational redesign of regulatory affairs dept. of a mid-size international pharmaceutical company through quantitative & qualitative industry benchmarking & internal capability gap analyses
Novartis Finance
MBA Intern
5/2019 - 8/2019
• Analysed, synthesized & presented emerging global trends in healthcare venture fundraising and investing; venture-backed exits; and product deals to inform key executive management strategies
• Critically assessed fund performance of 64 US and European venture capital firms investing in life sciences across multiple financial metrics to assess health and trajectory of industry
Harvard University Hospitals Other
Clinical Clerk and Intern
9/2016 - 9/2018
• Devised and coordinated daily comprehensive care plans for 4+ hospitalized patients as primary clinician leading team comprising consultants, resident physicians & nurses
• Prepared and delivered semi-annual seminars applying latest clinical research to diagnostic and therapeutic management to dermatology, radiology, & oncology departments
Harvard Stem Cell Institute Research
Graduate Researcher
5/2016 - 9/2017
• Contributed to original model of blood stem cell signalling and generated supporting data to secure $150k in highly competitive grant funding from National Institutes of Health (~20% success rate)
• Developed innovative experimental pipeline using novel gene editing technology, clarifying mechanism of action of compound in phase II clinical trial for blood stem cell transplants
Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King's College London Research
Project Leader
8/2013 - 6/2015
• Directed 6-member international team of PhD researchers in UK & China responsible for discovery of novel mutations that drive oral cancer progression and first-authored research in Cancer Letters
• Managed £100k of competitive grant funding from key stakeholders (UK Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust), allocated to projects promising translationally meaningful innovation