Saira Ramasastry, managing partner of Life Sciences Advisory, is a seasoned life sciences industry insider with over 25 years of experience successfully building companies as an advisor, board member and operational executive. Prior to LSA, Saira helped found and establish the leading life sciences franchise on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch where she was responsible for emerging biotech coverage. She currently sits on the boards of several public and private biopharmaceutical companies. Ms. Ramasastry holds a B.A. in Economics with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and has advanced degrees in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and Management Studies from the University of Cambridge, where she is also a guest lecturer for the Cambridge Bioscience Enterprise Program. Saira is a Health Innovator Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.