Shanaya Fozdar

Shanaya is an MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School and a current Feldberg Fellow. Prior to attending CBS, Shanaya’s background revolved around the healthcare space. She was an Analytics Insight Manager at IQVIA, the largest clinical research organization globally. At IQVIA, she spent two years presenting data-driven findings and recommendations to client senior management at pharmaceutical and medical device companies to advise them on ideal clinical trial sites for their real-world clinical studies.

Prior to IQVIA, Shanaya worked at a boutique life sciences consulting firm based out of Durham, North Carolina for two years. Here, she advised clients ranging from start-ups to large pharma on go-to-market strategy for transformational treatments. She also guided near-term perspectives for private equity firms in the healthcare space. She is interested in exploring the power of digital health innovation in improving patient health outcomes and healthcare delivery at CBS.

Shanaya earned her BS in Health Policy & Management at UNC-Chapel Hill under the Gillings School of Public Health. In her free time, Shanaya is a group workout enthusiast, pickleball amateur, and Catan champion.