Vice President and Franchise Head, Rare Diseases North America

Eduardo brings more than 20 years of experience building and leading high-performing teams.

His broad background spans across multiple roles at global, regional, and local levels and has provided him the opportunity to lead organizations of various sizes and complexities. Most recently, Eduardo led the Business Operations and Strategy team and was Chief of Staff to the President of North America at Ipsen.

Prior to joining Ipsen, Eduardo served as General Manager for a medical device start-up in Brazil as well as the Managing Director for Merck KGaA’s operations in Colombia, where he led the transformation of the primary care, specialty care and rare diseases businesses into the fastest growing pharmaceutical company in the country. In addition, Eduardo has held international roles with Merck KGaA, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Sanofi Pasteur, gaining marketing, commercial leadership, brand development, product launch, strategic planning, and organizational design experience. Eduardo began his career in investment banking and private equity.

Eduardo received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and an MBA from Yale University.