Pam Randhawa, CEO and Founder of Empiriko, has over 25 years of leadership experience in the healthcare/life sciences industries with expertise ranging from policy, corporate strategy, product development, advanced analytics and marketing for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and government. Prior to founding Empiriko, she co-founded AgroGreen Biofuels, an alternative biofuels technology company using agriculture waste.

Previously, Pam held several executive positions with major healthcare technology companies. She also served as an independent consultant to the State of Ohio, Department of Health, where she led a statewide taskforce for Health Status of Ohioans for the State Health Plan.

Pam serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), a state investment agency responsible for $1.6 billion fund to support life sciences innovation. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Pam also serves on the Board of Directors of Hercules Capital with $16 billion under management and is an advisor to ENTRx, a biotech company focused on ear diseases.

Pam has served on several boards and councils, including the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Biotechnology; the NSF/NIJ Industrial Advisory Board of Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science chair; the NIH review panel for SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program, the Economic Development Planning Council for the State of MA and the Women’s Workforce Council to eliminate the gender wage gap. She serves as a judge for the Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition. Pam holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rajasthan, India, and earned a master’s degree from the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University.