Ramani is a Senior Biopharma Executive and Entrepreneur with over 30 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience. She is the Managing Director of ReVive Advisors and an Executive-in-Residence at Innovation Ventures, UCSF, where she supports newco formation and launch and serves as a trusted advisor to Executive Management supporting on corporate strategy, fundraising, corporate development, operations, an governance matters. Ramani was also a Co-founder served as the founding President and CEO of X-Biotix Therapeutics, a biopharma company focused on novel antibiotics to combat the ever-increasing global issue of multi-drug resistance caused by “Superbugs”, as well as Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Checkmate Pharmaceuticals (IPO in 2020, acquired by Regeneron in 2022).

Being attracted to mission-driven initiatives, Ramani has, through a strong sense of purpose and committed sense of urgency, operated with an entrepreneurial vision and passion for launching, building and being part of successful organizations by integrating research and business strategies focused on innovative medicines and solutions having a global impact – all of which have supported her navigation from scientist to corporate executive to entrepreneur to chief executive officer.

Over the course of her career, she has been involved in the formation of value-driven strategic partnerships with companies and research organizations globally, including in emerging markets such as Asia – and continues to have a keen interest in bridging the research and business gap and fostering collaboration between enterprises in this global marketplace. Her broad experience in the areas of early-stage company formation and financing, including dilutive and non-diluting funding initiatives, has enabled her to execute deals with total value in excess of $5 billion dollars.

She holds a BSc and MSc from McGill University in Microbiology & Immunology and Biochemistry, respectfully, and an MBA in from Northeastern University. She volunteers as a mentor, thought-partner, and venture advisor to CEO’s and emerging and growth-stage companies in biopharma as well as serving as a board member – and driven by her avid interest in the area of global and international healthcare, serves as a Board member with a few non-profit organizations.

As an Indian American (and as a Canadian and native Montrealer), Ramani brings a unique multi-cultural perspective to her role as a biopharma executive, embracing diversity as part of an integrated approach to problem-solving to ensure complete alignment and harmony among leadership. She is an adventure travel and nature and hiking enthusiast and a bonafide foodie.