Sachin Itkar is a Senior Program Advisor with the Strategic Foresight Group. He also works closely with the Alliance for US-India Business (AUSIB) and is the founder of �€˜Arise And Awake Foundation�€™, which seeks to improve the quality of education in rural Maharashtra. Apart from this, Sachin is a guest faculty for pharmacy and healthcare management programs in a number of universities in India and abroad

Sachin comes to SFG with twelve years of industry experience, during which time he secured five patents in the area of pharmaceutical technology under his name. He is a pharmacist by training and has a post graduate degree in management studies.

Sachin has spoken at various forums (national and international) on topics including the World Trade Organization (WTO), intellectual property rights, drug regulations, clinical trials management and issues and concerns of the pharmaceutical industry. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards and has published several articles on topics including intellectual property rights and pharmaceutical business scenarios.