A medical doctor and entrepreneur, Senthil Nathan Thirugnana Sambandam has two decades of experience as a surgeon and commercial leader supporting early-stage life sciences firms applying cutting-edge technology in drug development to enhance service offerings. Laser-focused on next-generation solutions, he challenges the status quo to help companies discover new possibilities for growth, savings, target markets, and expansion, predominantly in ultra-competitive sectors, leading to greater good to society at large.
He holds a dual Global Executive MBA, London Business School, UK, and Columbia Business School, USA; is a proud alumnus of Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme from Said Business School, Oxford University; and received an MS degree (Orthopaedic Surgery) from Sri Ramchandra University, India, and an MBBS degree from the Dr. MGR Medical University, India.
Dr. Sambandam is a conceptual and out-of-the-box thinker, a strategist and innovator with robust expertise in the development of key operating strategies that enable businesses to thrive in turbulent economies and meet complex regulatory landscapes in worldwide markets. As a key influencer, policy-setter, and founder/managing partner of a board advisory firm, he has had responsibility for all aspects of a corporate P&L, operations, and programs and has advised companies. He can identify individual strengths to optimize global teams and to help companies flourish in established and emerging economies.
Propelled by a fundamental belief in impacting lives through innovation has shaped the success of his career and of the companies he has served, Dr. Sambandam is passionate about investing in an organization’s people to drive sustainable success. He is committed to implementing sound financial/capital-raising structures and organizing operations in a way that encourages team-building and improved performance. His work ethic is complemented by his ability to orchestrate product development and market penetration to deliver winning results.
Since 2015, he has been an invited member of the boards of SETVI Technologies and GNIK and is proud to have delivered valuable insights that have propelled strategic decisions. He is a specialist in minimizing risk and exposure for companies and is able to deliver value in complex business scenarios, operating as a challenger of traditional commercial methodologies, reimagining ground-breaking processes and frameworks to support formation of market-leading enterprises. A trusted partner of CEOs and executive teams in designing corporate opportunities for the future and effectively communicating a strategic blueprint across an enterprise, Dr. Sambandam has nurtured and empowered management teams to be integral to business growth. He is particularly proud to have served as a board advisor/member or operating business leader in multi-functional teams that have delivered exceptional results in sales growth and operational efficiencies, and in spearheading product commercialization and monetization for multiple early-stage enterprises.
Dr. Sambandam is a sought-after thought leader worldwide who is highly capable in both start-up and scale-up for established and emerging markets and in directing capacity building and consumer-led growth strategies.