Ramy Riad
InvestorPresident, Plasma-Derived Therapies at Takeda Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About
Ramy Riad is president of Takeda's Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) Business Unit, with over 20 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals across strategy, finance, operations, and market access. He previously served as SVP and CFO for Finance, Strategy, and Operations within the PDT unit and led international commercial finance across multiple regions at Takeda, following earlier leadership roles at Abbott, Merck, and Sanofi Aventis. He holds an MBA in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Cairo University.
Experience
- TakedaPresident, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unitcurrent2026 — presentCambridge, MA
- TakedaSVP CFO & Head of Strategy, Global Plasma-Derived Therapies2024 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- TakedaSVP CFO, Global Plasma-Derived Therapies2019 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA)Global Executive Board Membercurrent2026 — present
- ShireVP, Head of Finance, International Commercial2018 — 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland
- ShireHead of Finance, EAMEA2016 — 2018Zürich Area, Switzerland
- AbbottGlobal Market Access and Institutional Business Director2015 — 2016Basel Area, Switzerland
- MerckGlobal Market Access and Strategic Pricing Director2012 — 2015NJ, USA
- MSDFinance Director2008 — 2012Cairo, Egypt
- SanofiFinance and Compliance Manager2000 — 2008Cairo, Egypt
Education
- Southern New Hampshire UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Finance2014 — 2018
- Cairo University, Giza, EgyptBachelor of Commerce, Accounting / Finance1993 — 1997
Skills & more
Management51Leadership23Strategy27SAP46Internal Controls24Financial Accounting8Team Building9Procurement8Forecasting22Financial Reporting11Financial Analysis13Pharmaceutical Industry63
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FinanceStrategic Financial PlanningPricingBusiness PlanningMarket AccessSarbanes-Oxley ActAccountingManagerial FinanceCustomer ServiceHyperion EnterpriseSAP ProductsRisk ManagementFrom Ramy's professional profile.
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Also attended Southern New Hampshire University7
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Shared employers
Also worked at Takeda26
Rebecca RedfieldSenior Associate at .406 VenturesJulie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda VenturesAwny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda VenturesElaine ShannonPresident, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda VenturesGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
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Also worked at Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA)1
Also worked at Abbott51
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Also worked at Merck90
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Colleagues at Takeda Ventures
Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Asuka Miyabashira
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Christophe Weber
President and CEO, Representative Director at Takeda Ventures
Elaine Shannon
President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures


















