Nageshwar Rao Kompalli
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Dr. K. V. Nageshwar Rao is a senior operations and transformation executive with more than 22 years of progressive leadership across the pharmaceutical CRO/CDMO and R&D-led life sciences sector. He brings a rare executive profile: a scientist by training and a strategist and operator by practice.
He is an Ex-Vice President and Executive committee member at Argen Life Sciences, Ex-Vice President and Head of Program Management at PI Health Sciences. He also worked in different capacities at the leading Pharmaceutical and Contract research Organizations like Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Neuland Laboratories and Sai Life Sciences Ltd.
In 2026, Nageshwar founded Kompasion Consultancy, advising pharmaceutical and life-sciences organizations on operational excellence and executive leadership capability. He also trains & coaches mid-level leadership.
Nageshwar holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the National Chemical Laboratories (NCL), Pune, and completed postdoctoral research fellowships at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Mississippi, and the Stevens Institute of Technology in the United States.
Certifications: PMP (PMI USA); ISMS certification, Leadership with AI (ISB Hyd)