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Ian Marks

Investor

Global VP Life Sciences, Salesforce, GSK, Novartis, Roche at AIF

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Ian Marks is Chief Commercial Officer of Life Sciences at Dassault Systèmes. He brings over 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare, with background spanning research and development, clinical research, and operations. His career has focused on integrating patient insights, digital innovation, and product development across the pharma and consumer healthcare sectors.

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Experience

  1. Dassault SystèmesChief Commercial Officercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. AIFScientific Advisor2024 — 2025Nyack, New York, United States
  3. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Managing Director, Strategy & Solutions, at Amazon Web Services (AWS)2022 — 2024New York, New York, United States
  4. SalesforceGlobal VP Life Sciences, HLS Industries2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. GSKVP R&D Innovation2015 — 2019
  6. NovartisR&D Vice-President, New Growth and Research2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. NovartisFranchise Head of Operations, Established Medicines Franchise2009 — 2013
  8. NovartisDirector of Operations & Project Management, EM Franchise2007 — 2009
  9. NovartisAssociate Director of Development Operations, Ophtha BU2005 — 2007
  10. NovartisProject Liaison Manager2003 — 2005
  11. NovartisSenior Clinical Research Scientist2001 — 2003
  12. Roche PharmaceuticalsClinical Science Specialist1999 — 2001
  13. Roche PharmaceuticalsSenior Scientist1997 — 1999

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMBA, Finance & Leadership
  2. University of PittsburghBachelor of Science degree, Microbiology

Skills & more

Operational Efficiency8Interpersonal Communication6Data-driven Decision Making5Customer Journeys1Centricity1Executive TeamApplied SciencesPresentationsMarket PlanningExecutive VisibilityCustomer EngagementCommunication
+12 moreNeeds AssessmentStrategic InitiativesExternal RelationshipsCorporate StrategyBus DevPerformance OrientedOral CommunicationFunctional ManagementBudgetingPerformance ManagementDrug DevelopmentClinical Development
  • Master's Certificate in Project Management — The George Washington University
  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Ian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business378

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG

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Also attended University of Pittsburgh53

Yervand SarkisyanInvestor in deep tech and AIJon KaplanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersSalvador GalaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcJustin MaresBuilding companies at the intersection of health and technology.Kelly BarnumDirector Of Talent at Volition CapitalMatt GurinDirector, Finance and Operations at RRE Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at AIF12

Christopher MaleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at AIFRobert SarrazinChief Investment Officer & Managing Partner at AIFAshok SrinivasanChief Science Advisor at AIFRobbie AllenOperating Partner at AIFLauren IngramPrincipal at AIFMichelle HeSenior Associate at AIF

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Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)144

Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesJared SaulFormer Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Health & Life Sciences (External Advisor) at Flare Capital PartnersEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing Ventures

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Also worked at Salesforce175

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital

+ 169 more

Also worked at GSK101

Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Victoria TaylorInvestor at MedicxiErin MooreInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJeb KeiperInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJane SuhPrincipal at AlleyCorpCarol SuhPartner at ARCH Venture Partners

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Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
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Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brian O'Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF
Brian O’Callaghan
Co-Founder at AIF