Akshay Kamdar PhD Eli Lilly and Company

Akshay Kamdar is the Sr. Director in the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CM&C) Project Management organization at Lilly where he is responsible for providing strategic and cross-functional leadership for drug development activities from portfolio entry to launch. Akshay joined Lilly in 2009 after receiving his Doctorate in Polymer Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his Masters in Materials Science and Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Prior to his current role, he has held various technical and functional leadership roles within Lilly’s Delivery and Device organization focusing on novel container closure systems, combination product development, materials and process engineering from innovation through commercialization. He was also responsible for leading Lilly’s device and packaging sustainability efforts.