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 and 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.