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Vivek Sivathanu PhD

Vivek Sivathanu PhD

Principal·OrbiMed

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Bio

Professional summary

Vivek Sivathanu is a Principal on OrbiMed's Private Equity team, which he joined in 2020. Before OrbiMed, he covered biotechnology at Evercore ISI and worked in management consulting at Simon-Kucher on commercial strategy for biopharma and medical device companies. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT focused on bio-engineering and a B.Tech. from IIT Madras.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Sikka Software

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • OrbiMedPrincipal, Private Equity2020 – Present
  • Evercore ISIBiotechnology Equity Research
  • Simon-KucherManagement Consultant

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Bio-engineering
  • Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB.Tech.

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