Vasant Narasimhan

Chief Executive Officer at NOVARTIS

Board

Since February 1, 2018

Age

49 years

Education

Earned a Medical degree from Harvard Medical School, a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago.

Tenure

Joined Novartis in 2005 and progressed through roles including North America Region Head, Global Head of Development, Global Head of Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer, before becoming CEO on February 1, 2018.

Also at NOVARTIS

KLH

Karen L. Hale

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Shreeram Aradhye

President, Development and Chief Medical Officer

Steffen Lang

President, Operations

About

Born in 1976, he is currently 49 years old and holds degrees from prestigious institutions including Harvard Medical School, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the University of Chicago.

He began his professional journey at Novartis in 2005, assuming various leadership roles such as North America Region Head for Novartis Vaccines, Global Head of Development, and Global Head of Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer before being appointed CEO on February 1, 2018.

Throughout his tenure, he has focused on driving innovation, building robust management structures, and promoting ethical business practices, while also contributing to industry organizations that underscore medical excellence and leadership.

$NVS Performance Under Vasant Narasimhan

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Date Range	Details
Novartis	Global Head of Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer	2016–2018	Ended upon promotion to CEO
Novartis	Global Head of Development, Novartis Pharmaceuticals	2014–2016	N/A
Sandoz International	Global Head of Biopharmaceuticals and Oncology Injectables	2014	N/A
Novartis Vaccines	Global Head of Development, Novartis Vaccines	2012–2014	N/A
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics	North America Region Head, Novartis Vaccines, and US Country President	2008–2012	N/A

External Roles

Organization	Role	Date Range	Details
National Academy of Medicine, US	Member	Current	N/A
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), US	Board Member	Current	N/A
Biopharmaceutical CEOs Roundtable (BCR), IFPMA, Switzerland	Committee Member	Current	N/A
Harvard Medical School	Board of Fellows	Current	Academic position

Fixed Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Component Name	Amount	Payment Schedule	Additional Details
Annual Base Salary	No information	No information	No specific details provided
Pension contributions	No information	No information	No specific details provided
Other benefits	No information	No information	No specific details provided

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

No information available on performance compensation for 2025