Sesha Srinivasachari

Sesha Srinivasachari is a seasoned biopharmaceutical professional with 27+ years of

experience in all phases of clinical development through roles in Manufacturing, Supply

Chain, Quality, Program Leadership and Project Management. Sesha has a strong cGMP

manufacturing background in biologics, cell therapies, combination products & peptides in

both drug substance and drug product unit operations. Most recently, he was a Vice President

at Kyverna Therapeutics, where he was the Program Lead for their autologous CD-19 CAR-T

program. Prior to that, he was the Head of Manufacturing and Supply chain at Kyverna. Prior

to Kyverna, he served in various capacities within technical operations in companies such as

Genentech, Intarcia and Dermira. Sesha is experienced in managing CMOs / CDMOs, leading

internal clinical and commercial manufacturing teams, leading capital projects, technology

transfers, late-stage development, process validation and process optimization / operational

excellence (LEAN, Six Sigma, Value Stream mapping). Sesha is well versed with CMC

strategies and regulatory filings (IND, BLA, CTA, NDA) for multiple modalities. Sesha has

experience in interactions with regulatory agencies and leading regulatory inspections. Sesha

has an MBA from Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley) and holds a Bachelor of

Engineering degree from Madurai Kamaraj University, India.