Guru Ramanathan

Dr. Guru Ramanathan is a globally recognized expert on Innovation Management and his advisory concentrations include Scientific Affairs, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance and Control, Clinical Trials Design & Management, Technology Acquisition, Alliance Management, Product Development and Manufacturing in the Global Health and Wellness Industry.

Dr. Ramanathan’s industry experience spans Clinical care, Pharma, Consumer health, Animal health and the Retail sectors.   His most recent appoint was with Pittsburgh based General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) as its Chief Innovation Officer and head of Global Manufacturing Operations, Senior Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee. Prior to that Dr. Ramanathan was a Senior Director for the US subsidiaries of Nutricia. Before this he was Medical Director for the US subsidiary of Scotia Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Ramanathan currently serves on Corporate and Advisory Board’s for established and early-stage companies in Global Food, Nutrition, Pharma, OTC, Digital Health and Primary Care Medicine industry sectors. He is very actively involved in the global nutraceutical and medical foods (FSMP) industry segments. 

Dr. Ramanathan is an Adjunct Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and has held various research and teaching appointments in India and the US. He holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and earned his Ph.D. from Tufts University in Healthcare Innovation Management.