Speaker
Biographies
Paul
Oppold
Engagement Manager,
McKinsey & Company
Paul Oppold is an
Engagement Manager in McKinsey & Company’s New Jersey Office,
where he has worked primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical
products. His recent experience includes:
- A turnaround
strategy and organization redesign study for a major pharmaceutical
through a specific focus on attaining the industry’s best practices.
- A strategic opportunities
and product value proposition study for a European orthopaedic tissue
engineering company.
- A competitive
benchmarking study for a global medical devices and electronics manufacturer.
- A planning and
distribution study of HIV-related drugs in Africa for a joint collaboration
between UNAIDS, pharmaceutical companies, and local governments in
Uganda.
- A scientific
advisory workshop on vaccinations for a global biological research
and development company.
Prior to joining McKinsey,
Mr. Oppold was employed by Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he
designed implantable drug pumps. Additionally, he was a summer associate
in Boston Consulting Group’s Chicago Office during the summer of
1999.
Mr. Oppold has a
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and a Master’s degree in Biomechanical (orthopaedic) Engineering
from University of Oxford.
