Biopharmaceutical and CRO Strategy with Substance
Ken Smith, MBA
Co-founder & Managing Member
ksmith@lifesciencestrategy.com
Ken Smith is co-founder and Managing Member of Life Science Strategy Group with over 30 years of life science consulting experience specializing in strategy development, opportunity assessments, new product planning, licensing and partnering, and market analytics. Life Science Strategy Group clients served include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic, drug discovery, medical device companies, and government and non-profit organizations. He has consulted on numerous therapeutic areas, including CNS and neurodegenerative disease, pain management, urology and women’s health, ophthalmology, and metabolic disease.
Jon Meyer, MSc, MBA
Co-founder & Managing Member
jmeyer@lifesciencestrategy.com
Jon Meyer is co-founder and Managing Member of Life Science Strategy Group. For over 25 years, Mr. Meyer has managed contract research service engagements across all phases of preclinical, clinical, and commercial development and is the CRO Industry Consulting Practice Leader at LSSG. He has also consulted extensively with pharmaceutical, and biotechnology clients in areas including dermatology, oncology, CNS, pain management, and infectious disease, among others. His functional expertise includes opportunity assessments, pricing and reimbursement analyses, forecasting, competitive benchmarking, positioning and messaging strategy.
Fanny Li
Managing Consultant
fli@lifesciencestrategy.com
Ms. Li is a Managing Consultant with Life Science Strategy Group. For nearly 10 years Ms. Li has provided strategic consulting, market research and operational support to LSSG’s clients on biopharmaceutical and CRO industry engagements. Ms Li manages LSSG's consulting operations and staff. In addition, Ms. Li is an expert in pricing strategy and analytics, statistical analysis techniques, CRM administration, and manages LSSG’s extensive market research panel. Ms. Li received her Bachelor’s degree in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley.
Alex O'Rourke
Consultant aorourke@lifesciencestrategy.com
Mr. O'Rourke is a Consultant with Life Science Strategy Group, providing market research and operational support to LSSG's consulting teams. Mr. O'Rourke has functional expertise in project management and interview moderation. Prior to LSSG, Mr. O'Rourke conducted molecular biology research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Mr. O'Rourke earned his Bachelor's degree in Molecular & Cell Biology with an emphasis in Cell & Developmental Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Tom Graham
Consultant
tgraham@lifesciencestrategy.com
Mr. Graham is a Consultant with Life Science Strategy Group, providing market research and operational support to LSSG's consulting teams. Mr. Graham carries functional life science expertise in data analysis and project management. Mr. Graham earned his Bachelor's degrees in Biological Sciences and Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Reed Fedowitz
Senior Analyst
rfedowitz@lifesciencestrategy.com
Mr. Fedowitz is a Senior Analyst with Life Science Strategy Group where he provides market research and engagement support to LSSG’s consulting team along with its biopharmaceutical and CRO clients. Prior to this role, he graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University where he studied Biochemistry and Economics. After completing his thesis on virus-like particles and nanoparticles for vaccine development, he also obtained his master’s in Biomedical Nanotechnology from the Jacobs School of Engineering at University of California, San Diego.
Rheyanna Clemens
Analyst
rclemens@lifesciencestrategy.com
Ms. Clemens is an Analyst with Life Science Strategy Group, where she provides operational and market research support to LSSG’s consulting team. Prior to this role, she worked as a market research associate, focusing on gathering quantitative insights for her clients in the life sciences sector. She carries functional expertise in data analysis and project management. Ms. Clemens earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in Biomedical Engineering with a focus in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.