Join alumnus Rishi Chopra, a senior executive and business leader in the pharmaceutical industry, as he offers his insight and advice on leadership as someone from an ethnic minority.
Rishi is driven by the belief that companies are most prosperous and successful when they embrace true diversity, and inspiring leaders are those that help cultivate and nurture diverse teams. Rishi also believes that your skills as a leader are constantly being developed as you never stop learning, which is why he enjoys what he does every day.
In this talk, Rishi will leverage his lived experience as a senior leader from an ethnic minority background to:
- Present his personal career journey since completing his education at the University of Westminster
- Comment on the difference between managing people and being a leader, and how he made that transition
- Share his view on the importance of personal branding, embracing one’s own contribution to workplace diversity, and why authenticity has his been his anchor throughout his career
- Provide insight on how building strong professional relationships, good mentors and mentoring has been so beneficial for his career development and progression
Rishi will answer questions during the Q&A session following his talk.
About the speakers
Rishi Chopra, Senior Director, Head of International Pharmacovigilance, Deputy EU QPPV, Deputy UK QPPV (Biochemistry BSc, 2003)
Rishi has worked at many of the major pharmaceutical companies, including Roche, Janssen Inc. and GSK. At Biogen, he manages a culturally diverse team across more than 30 countries around the world, and this includes talent recruitment, retention and development. Serving as a member of the global pharmacovigilance (PV) leadership team and UK site leadership team at Biogen, he holds accountability for the strategic and operational management of post-marketing PV for all Biogen affiliates and international partners across all geographic regions.
Rishi contributes to communities in a range of capacities, including providing mentorship to children in an educational context (specifically STEM) and working with not-for-profit organisations. He is proactive in championing diversity, inclusion and BAME issues, and has served on his company’s global D.I. committee.
