Asheesh Shukla
Background and experience
Asheesh leads ZS’s global patient strategy and services practice, guiding pharma clients to build care-centric commercial models and seamless therapy journeys from diagnosis through long-term support.
Asheesh has collaborated with clients in challenging business models and reimagining business processes. He’s delivered changes in productivity and effectiveness while growing clients’ capabilities via newer technology. He has led capability-building initiatives, including digital-only brand launch, automation and AI-enabled processes, organizational design and data management strategies.
Previously, Asheesh was the global industry leader for the life sciences and medical devices industries at Wipro. He led solutions and delivery teams, client relationships and industry consulting for a multimillion-dollar portfolio. Prior to Wipro, Asheesh was a sales and marketing practice leader and client business unit head at Cognizant, working closely with clients across a wide array of services and specializing in large transformation programs at the intersection of digital, data and AI. He also held a practice leader role with Unisys Consulting.
Education
MBA with a focus on business strategy and finance, Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru
Master of Science in computer science, with a focus on AI and neural networks, Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi