Catherine A. Sazdanoff JD

Ms. Sazdanoff is a 35-year veteran of the global pharmaceutical industry and currently serves as President and CEO of Sazdanoff Consulting LLC, which she founded in 2014, where she works with healthcare companies on strategy and corporate development.

Prior to Sazdanoff Consulting, Ms. Sazdanoff held various global VP roles in corporate development and finance at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where she joined in 2006. Prior to joining Takeda, Ms. Sazdanoff served in senior management positions at Abbott Laboratories since 1984, including international commercial and transactional legal roles, marketing, and business development.

At both Takeda and Abbott, she completed numerous transformational deals, including Abbott’s acquisition of Knoll and Humira®, and Takeda’s acquisitions of Millennium and Nycomed. Ms. Sazdanoff is Board member of Meridian Bioscience. She earned a BA degree from the University of Notre Dame and a JD degree from Northwestern University School of Law.