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EXECUTIVE CURRICULUM VITAE

Academic & Professional Profile

Combining pharmaceutical science, technology and business strategy to build the next generation of healthcare services, pharmaceutical ventures and digitally enabled business models.

Pharmacist, technologist and business strategist working across pharmaceutical management, digital systems and investment. I connect scientific understanding with technology and commercial thinking to identify opportunities, design scalable services and turn complex healthcare challenges into structured, sustainable ventures.

01Pharmacy & PharmaClinical · Operations · Drug Management
02TechnologySystems · Security · Digital Health
03Business & CommercializationStrategy · Market Access · Growth
PHARMAPharmaceutical Strategy & Management

Pharma operations, portfolio thinking, healthcare economics and regulated-market decision making.

COMMERCIALCommercialization & Market Access

Go-to-market strategy, market access, business development, pricing logic and sustainable growth.

DIGITALDigital Health & Pharmacy Innovation

Technology-enabled pharmacy services, data-driven workflows, AI applications and scalable digital experiences.

Professional Profile

01 · Overview

My professional foundation began in software engineering, algorithms, open-source systems and information security. Pharmacy became an equally important pillar, adding clinical science, pharmaceutical operations, regulation, patient outcomes and healthcare economics to the way I evaluate problems and build solutions.

Business education and investment brought these disciplines into one operating framework. My focus is now the intersection of pharmaceutical strategy, commercialization, digital health and venture building—especially opportunities where technology can improve access, operational efficiency, patient experience and long-term commercial performance.

Professional Experience

02 · Selected Roles
2020 — Present

Director

Abbasi Investment Group Ltd

Leads investment evaluation and strategic business initiatives, combining market research, business-model analysis, risk assessment and disciplined capital allocation. The role emphasizes durable value creation, downside protection and decisions grounded in operating fundamentals rather than short-term market narratives.

2015 — Present

Investor & Lead Developer

Digital Assets

Works at the intersection of software development and investment research across blockchain networks, decentralized infrastructure and digital assets. Evaluates protocol architecture, technical risk, market structure and adoption dynamics to form investment views supported by both engineering context and commercial analysis.

2010 — 2018

Software Maintainer & Developer

GNOME Foundation · Volunteer

Contributed to the GNOME and GNU/Linux ecosystem through software maintenance and internationalization-focused development. Work included multilingual computing challenges involving Unicode, bidirectional text, localization and software behavior across languages, writing systems and platforms.

Education

03 · Academic Background
2025 — Present

DBA Pharma

Drug Management and Economics Research Center · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2024 — 2025

MBA Pharma

Drug Management and Economics Research Center · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

2012 — 2016

Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)

National University of Singapore

2010 — 2012

Master of Computing

Infocomm Security Specialisation · National University of Singapore

2006 — 2010

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

University of Malaya

Professional Credentials

04 · Certifications
CISMCertified Information Security Manager
CISSPCertified Information Systems Security Professional
CSBCPCertified Senior Blockchain Professional
CBPCertified Blockchain Professional
CCIE SecurityCisco Certified Internetwork Expert — Security
CCNP SecurityCisco Certified Network Professional — Security
CompTIA Security+Information Security Certification

Executive Education & Advanced Pharmaceutical Training

05 · Selected Global Programs

Selected advanced international training in pharmaceutical industry strategy, healthcare economics and AI-enabled digital health.

Harvard Medical SchoolCompleted

Inside Pharma and BioPharma Industries

Winter · Summer 2025

Pharma and biopharma industry structures, regulatory environments, market dynamics, business economics and pharmaceutical innovation.

Harvard OnlineCompleted

Health Care Economics

Summer 2025

Health care spending, incentives, value, risk, payer dynamics and the economic forces shaping health care delivery and strategic decisions.

Harvard Online · HMS FacultyCompleted

Digital Health: AI and Emerging Technologies in Health Care

Summer 2020

Digital transformation, health data, AI-enabled solutions, implementation barriers, product development and responsible technology adoption in health care.

Areas of Expertise

06 · Skills & Knowledge

Technology

Information Security · GNU/Linux & UNIX · C / C++ · Python · Bash · Solidity · Open Source · Data Structures & Algorithms

Specialized Systems

Unicode · OpenType · Internationalization · Bidirectional Systems · Software Architecture

Business & Investment

Investment Analysis · Capital Allocation · Digital Assets · Market Structure · Business Strategy

Healthcare & Pharma

Pharmacy Practice · Pharmaceutical Management · Drug Commercialization · Market Access · Pharma Business Development · Healthcare Economics · Pharmaceutical Strategy · Regulated Healthcare

PROFESSIONAL THESIS

“Combining pharmaceutical science, technology and business strategy to build the next generation of healthcare ventures.”

Pharma Leadership Focus

Pharmaceutical Management, Innovation & Commercialization

Areas of professional focus where pharmacy, business and technology converge.

Pharmaceutical StrategyPortfolio thinking, growth strategy, competitive positioning and long-term pharmaceutical business planning.
Drug CommercializationTranslating pharmaceutical products and services from scientific or operational value into commercially viable market offerings.
Market Access & Healthcare EconomicsUnderstanding reimbursement, payer dynamics, access barriers, pricing logic and the economics of pharmaceutical care.
Pharma Business DevelopmentPartnership evaluation, opportunity development, go-to-market design and new business model creation in healthcare.
Pharmacy Operations & Service DesignDesigning more efficient, patient-centered and scalable pharmacy workflows, services and digital touchpoints.
Digital Health & Pharma TechnologyApplying software, automation, data and AI-enabled systems to pharmaceutical services, decision support and patient experience.