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He serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and vaccine companies on growing through innovation, building new innovation models, enhancing clinical trial strategy, and dramatically improving R&D productivity and performance. He also advises regulators and public health entities on global health issues.</p> <p>Gaurav coleads McKinsey鈥檚 work in product development excellence globally, with a focus on advancing biopharma asset development and bringing transformative therapies and vaccines to patients faster and better. His work has included helping conceive and set up biotech startups, advising public health organizations with R&D funding strategies, and leading global R&D transformations for top pharmaceutical companies. He has also worked closely with pharmaceutical companies on accelerating the pipeline through patient-centric approaches, as well as improving R&D performance through advanced data and analytics. Gaurav previously coled our regulatory practice, guiding companies in transforming their regulatory strategy and operations.</p> <p>Gaurav鈥檚 extensive expertise also includes vaccines and global health matters. He has served private sector clients, philanthropic organizations, and public health institutions, setting strategy and bringing innovative products to patients in need and helping drive their adoption. Gaurav led McKinsey鈥檚 R&D work during the Ebola epidemic and most recently chaired McKinsey鈥檚 global COVID-19 taskforce, supporting pharmaceutical and medical technology clients in their COVID-19 response and recovery, as well as the taskforce supporting clients on the development of vaccines and therapeutics.</p> <p>Prior to joining McKinsey, Gaurav was general manager for a small generics company leading their expansion into regulated markets such as United States, Europe and Japan. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BTech in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology.</p> </div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__area-a__YIGXu container-placeholder mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg"></div></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__sidebar-wrapper__E52KM"><div class="container-sidebar mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl"><button data-component="mdc-c-button" aria-label="" type="button" id="button_id" class="mdc-c-button___U4iY2_2734c4f mdc-c-button--primary___Ed-lT_2734c4f mdc-c-button--size-large___jwpUy_2734c4f" data-layer-event-prefix="Exit Link" data-layer-action="click" data-layer-category="social" data-layer-subcategory="partner" data-layer-subcategory2="email" data-layer-text="Share this profile on email"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-email-icon Profile_mck-c-profile__contact-icon__Xw5Jp"></span></button><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl" data-layer-region="profile-expertise"><div><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--border___K8dj3_2734c4f"></h2><div><ul class="List_mck-c-list___Lb7q"><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/life-sciences/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Life Sciences</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/life-sciences/how-we-help-clients/medtech" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Medtech</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/life-sciences/how-we-help-clients/research-and-development" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Research & Development</span></a></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span>Vaccines</span></div></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span> Business and Product Strategies</span></div></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span> Product Launch</span></div></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span> Digital and Analytics</span></div></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span> Quality compliance and remediation</span></div></li><li><div class="List_mck-c-list__non-link-item__lRyc0"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span> Manufacturing and Supply Chain</span></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S Profile_mck-c-profile__additional-body__hv_Ft"><h3>Published work</h3> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/accelerating-clinical-trials-to-improve-biopharma-r-and-d-productivity">Accelerating clinical trials to improve biopharma R&D productivity</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2024</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/fast-to-first-in-human-getting-new-medicines-to-patients-more-quickly">Fast to first-in-human: Getting new medicines to patients more quickly</a>,” McKinsey & Company, February 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/getting-strategic-about-new-product-submissions-in-the-pharma-industry">Getting strategic about new-product submissions in the pharma industry</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/no-place-like-home-stepping-up-the-decentralization-of-clinical-trials">No place like home? Stepping up the decentralization of clinical trials</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/fast-forward-will-the-speed-of-covid-19-vaccine-development-reset-industry-norms">Fast-forward: Will the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development reset industry norms?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/the-risks-and-challenges-of-the-global-covid-19-vaccine-rollout">The risks and challenges of the global COVID-19-vaccine rollout</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/biopharma-2020-a-landmark-year-and-a-reset-for-the-future">Biopharma 2020: A landmark year and a reset for the future</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/social-sector/our-insights/the-covid-19-vaccines-are-here-what-comes-next">The COVID-19 vaccines are here: What comes next?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, December 2020</p> <p>“<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41573-020-00150-9">Clinical trial recovery from COVID-19 disruption</a>,” Nature, September 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/on-pins-and-needles-will-covid-19-vaccines-save-the-world">On pins and needles: Will COVID-19 vaccines save the world?</a>” McKinsey & Company, July 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/covid-19-implications-for-life-sciences-r-and-d-recovery-and-the-next-normal">COVID-19 implications for life sciences R&D: Recovery and the next normal</a>,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/winning-against-covid-19-the-implications-for-biopharma">Winning against COVID-19: The implications for biopharma</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/the-pursuit-of-excellence-in-new-drug-development">The pursuit of excellence in new-drug development</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2019</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p><strong>Harvard Business School</strong><br /> MBA</p> <p><strong>Indian Institute of Technology</strong><br /> BTech, mechanical engineering</p></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xl mdc-u-mt-5"></div></div></div></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"locale":"en","dictionary":{},"sitecoreContext":{"route":{"name":"Gaurav Agrawal","displayName":"Gaurav Agrawal","fields":null,"databaseName":"web","deviceId":"fe5d7fdf-89c0-4d99-9aa3-b5fbd009c9f3","itemId":"eaaaa736-601b-41d0-935e-da36e5e45867","itemLanguage":"en","itemVersion":1,"layoutId":"ae753eb4-a035-40b4-83bf-4b4438df6742","templateId":"882cb5bd-9600-43d9-9d6b-de8134d4a7eb","templateName":"Profile","placeholders":{"jss-main":[{"uid":"8babdffb-0cfb-45a5-8364-eb32fa63d241","componentName":"Profile","dataSource":"","fields":{"data":{"profile":{"id":"EAAAA736601B41D0935EDA36E5E45867","name":"Gaurav Agrawal","engTitle":"Gaurav Agrawal","displayName":"Gaurav Agrawal","url":"/sitecore/content/McKinsey/Home/Our People/Gaurav Agrawal","template":{"name":"Profile"},"title":{"jsonValue":{"value":"Gaurav Agrawal"}},"background":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003ch3\u003ePublished work\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/accelerating-clinical-trials-to-improve-biopharma-r-and-d-productivity\"\u003eAccelerating clinical trials to improve biopharma R\u0026amp;D productivity\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2024\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/fast-to-first-in-human-getting-new-medicines-to-patients-more-quickly\"\u003eFast to first-in-human: Getting new medicines to patients more quickly\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, February 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/getting-strategic-about-new-product-submissions-in-the-pharma-industry\"\u003eGetting strategic about new-product submissions in the pharma industry\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, September 2021\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/no-place-like-home-stepping-up-the-decentralization-of-clinical-trials\"\u003eNo place like home? 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