Mukta is a pharmaceutical Industry leader with more than three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical value chain. A gold medalist from Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research with an Executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
She is working as the Managing Director and Site Leader for Astellas Pharma, setting up their Global capability centre in India. During her career at Eli Lilly and Elanco previously, across India and Europe. Mukta spearheaded numerous strategic initiatives. Most notably, she successfully launched several key brands. forged several alliances, established, and scaled two Global Capability Centres (GCCs), creating substantial organizational value through innovative operational frameworks.
She has orchestrated business transformation initiatives, forging crucial industry collaborations for MNCs with Indian companies. Her leadership was instrumental in accelerating drug discovery and development processes, optimizing supply chains, and establishing cutting-edge technology and analytics hubs for data-driven decision-making.
Mukta's influence extends beyond corporate leadership through her active participation in prestigious industry bodies including OPPI, CII, NASSCOM, and the Vision Group of Biotechnology. A respected voice in corporate circles, she regularly speaks on critical topics such as corporate culture, Talent, Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and leadership.
Mukta has earned her numerous accolades, including the HR Association of India Award for DE&I Champion, the World Women Leadership Award, and the Karnataka Women Leader Award. Mukta maintains a deep commitment to corporate social responsibility, focusing on initiatives in children's health and education.
Mukta is also holding directorship and full-time position in other body corporate. Details of the same is provided below:
1. Astellas Pharma Capability Centre India Private Limited – Managing Director