Where did Viraj Narayanan go to school?

Viraj Narayanan studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Double Major in Operations and Marketing); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Decision Science); Radnor High School (High School).

Viraj Narayanan

Executive at Cornerstone AI · Executive at Health Early

New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Viraj Narayanan is CEO and a board member at Cornerstone AI, a company developing data infrastructure to make healthcare data AI-ready for clinical development and precision medicine. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Ontada (McKesson) and led the Life Sciences business at COTA, where he grew the business from two to twenty million. He studied Decision Science at Carnegie Mellon and holds an MBA from Wharton.

Executive at Cornerstone AI

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Cornerstone AI's investors · 3

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks Healthy VenturesMill Valley · $1M – $3M checks Initiate Venture PartnersPark City · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Cornerstone AI

Andrew HowlandFounder

Clara OromendiaFounder

Executive at Health Early

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Health Early's investors · 1

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks

Co-founders at Health Early

Andrew HowlandFounder

Clara OromendiaFounder

Experience

Cornerstone AICEOcurrent2024 — present
Cornerstone AICo-CEO2024
OntadaChief Commercial Officer2022 — 2024
COTASenior Vice President and General Manager, Life Sciences Business2021 — 2022
COTAVice President, Life Sciences2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
COTADirector, Life Sciences2016 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
Heidrick & StrugglesPrincipal, Healthcare2015 — 2016
Decision Strategies International, Inc.Principal, Healthcare2014 — 2015
Decision Strategies International, Inc.Senior Consultant, Healthcare2012 — 2014
Decision Strategies International, Inc.Consultant I, Healthcare2011 — 2012
Decision Strategies International, Inc.Associate II2009 — 2010
Decision Strategies International, Inc.Associate I2007 — 2009
CentocorResearch scientist (R&D) - Immunology & infectious diseases2005
University of PennsylvaniaAnalyst - natural language processing and artificial intelligence2004Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Skills & more

Strategy43Strategic Planning43Management14Leadership11Strategic Thinking9Group Decision Making3Negotiation1Business Strategy23Business Development6Scenario Planning16Project Management22Portfolio Management8

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Management ConsultingBusiness Decision MakingCompetitive AnalysisBlue Ocean StrategyConsultingHealthcareTalent ManagementBusiness SimulationsBehavioral FinanceBusiness SimulationBehavioral EconomicsData Analysis

Languages Spanish · Tamil

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Who is Viraj Narayanan?: Viraj Narayanan is CEO and a board member at Cornerstone AI, a company developing data infrastructure to make healthcare data AI-ready for clinical development and precision medicine. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Ontada (McKesson) and led the Life Sciences business at COTA, where he grew the business from two to twenty million. He studied Decision Science at Carnegie Mellon and holds an MBA from Wharton.
Where did Viraj Narayanan go to school?: Viraj Narayanan studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Double Major in Operations and Marketing); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Decision Science); Radnor High School (High School).

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