Dr. Navjot Singh is a leader in McKinsey’s Pharmaceuticals and Medicals, Healthcare, Social and Public Sector practices. He is the Managing Partner of the Boston Office and the Global Technology Leader for the Public Sector, Healthcare and Social Sector practices. Dr. Singh’s work is focused on the unique intersection(s) of Science, Medicine, Business, Investments and Government. Dr. Singh received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology. Prior to joining McKinsey, Dr. Singh was an R&D Executive at General Electric’s Global Research Center in New York. He is a co-holder of over 15 patents and has published in reputed journals such as In Vivo and Nature Drug Discovery. He has served as the Chair of the Board for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Chair of the External Advisory Board of University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He has also served as an External Scientific Advisor for Partners Healthcare Innovation Grants, a Commissioner for the Commission for the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth of MA, a Trustee at the Boston Museum of Science, and a member of the Board of Directors for Massachusetts High Technology Council.
He particularly enjoys hosting “Imagine Get-Togethers” in his house aimed at “Chief Cool Officers.” On a personal side he has two boys, 16 and 17, and lives in Weston, MA, where he enjoys playing, coaching and watching a lot of basketball.