Senior Leadership Insights: Heather Megosh, Ph.D., Global Director of Strategy and Operations, Social, Healthcare, and Public Entities Practice at McKinsey & Company

Heather Megosh, Ph.D.'06 (Pharmacology) is Global Director of Strategy and Operations for the Social, Healthcare and Public Entities Practice at McKinsey & Company. This role builds on her 16 years of experience at McKinsey, first as a consultant and then as a manager in the Global Public Health, Social Innovation, and Pharmaceutical and Medical Products practices. Over the course of her career, she has served a mix of private, public and social sector clients on topics ranging from pharmaceutical R&D, portfolio and emerging market strategies; K-12 and higher education system transformation; and global public health policy and advocacy strategies to reduce health inequities. Dr. Megosh received her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Duke in 2006. Before coming to Duke, she completed a bachelor's degree in Biology from Harvard University and worked for several years as a teacher and coach at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, PA. (You can read her alum profile to learn more.)

Dr. Megosh will be joined in conversation by Dr. Brigid L. M. Hogan, Professor of Cell Biology and Pediatrics. There will be time for Q&A with the audience. The first three students who ask questions on audio/video can receive $15 Duke Dining gift cards.

The Senior Leadership Insights series is sponsored by The Graduate School and offers this session in partnership with the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology.