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A doctor by training, he is a member of our Life Sciences Practice and serves industry clients and public health bodies across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa.</p> <p>Lieven has extensive experience in commercial and medical functions, late development and lifecycle management, and BD. He has also been involved in a number of due diligence studies for clients undertaking mergers and acquisitions.</p> <p>Among聽his recent projects, Lieven helped a US pharmaceutical company transform its operating model and organization design to address changing customer needs; supported a European public health body in preparing a program roll-out to more than a dozen countries; assisted a US generic drugs manufacturer in streamlining its supply-chain management; and advised an African government on its response plan for health emergencies.</p> <p>Before聽joining McKinsey, Lieven qualified as a doctor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and took an MSc and an MPhil in neuroscience at the University of Columbia. He also worked as a fellow with Columbia鈥檚 technology transfer office and as an intern with the Belgian Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, analyzing healthcare systems in urban and rural areas.</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/public-sector/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">Public Sector</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/healthcare/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">Healthcare</span></a></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>“<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333;"><a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/rewired-pharma-companies-will-win-in-the-digital-age">Rewired pharma companies will win in the digital age</a></span>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/top-ten-observations-from-2022-in-life-sciences-digital-and-analytics">Top ten observations from 2022 in life sciences digital and analytics</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/how-daiichi-sankyo-europe-drives-growth-with-digital-and-analytics">How Daiichi Sankyo Europe drives growth with digital and analytics</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023</p> <p>“<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333;"><a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/quarterly-value-releases-transforming-pharma-through-digital-and-analytics-fast">Quarterly value releases: Transforming pharma through digital and analytics—fast</a></span>,” McKinsey & Company, December 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/how-ai-can-accelerate-r-and-d-for-cell-and-gene-therapies">How AI can accelerate R&D for cell and gene therapies</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/measuring-preparedness-are-public-health-systems-ready-for-the-next-pandemic">Measuring preparedness: Are public health systems ready for the next pandemic</a>?,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/accelerating-pandemic-response-efforts-an-interview-with-cepis-richard-hatchett">Accelerating pandemic response efforts: An interview with CEPI’s Richard Hatchett</a>,” McKinsey & Company, October 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/healthcare/our-insights/finding-solidarity-in-an-effort-to-vaccinate-the-world">Finding solidarity in an effort to vaccinate the world</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2021</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/a-call-to-action-opportunities-and-challenges-for-cgts-in-europe">A call to action: Opportunities and challenges for CGTs in Europe</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="/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/covid-19-and-cell-and-gene-therapy-how-to-keep-innovation-on-track">COVID-19 and cell and gene therapy: How to keep innovation on track</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/public-sector/our-insights/not-the-last-pandemic-investing-now-to-reimagine-public-health-systems">Not the last pandemic: Investing now to reimagine public-health systems</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2020</p> <p>“Public-private partnerships: An untapped strategic lever,” <a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/pharma and medical products/pmp new/pdfs/emerging_markets_compendium_2012.pdf"><em>Unlocking Pharma Growth</em></a> (PDF–2.91 MB), McKinsey & Company, 2012</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/pharma and medical products/pmp new/pdfs/782907_optimizing_clinical_strategy_to_drive_lifetime_brand_value.pdf">Optimizing clinical strategy to drive lifetime brand value</a>” (PDF–87.5 KB), McKinsey & Company, August 2011</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p><strong>University of Columbia</strong><br /> MPhil in neurobiology</p> <p><strong>University of Columbia</strong><br /> MA in neurobiology</p> <p><strong>Katholieke Universiteit Leuven</strong><br /> MD in medicine</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":"Lieven Van der Veken","displayName":"Lieven Van der Veken","fields":null,"databaseName":"web","deviceId":"fe5d7fdf-89c0-4d99-9aa3-b5fbd009c9f3","itemId":"bad74a74-d7bf-47a1-911c-0bf519f692a9","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":"BAD74A74D7BF47A1911C0BF519F692A9","name":"Lieven Van der Veken","engTitle":"Lieven Van der Veken","displayName":"Lieven Van der Veken","url":"/sitecore/content/McKinsey/Home/Our People/Lieven Van der Veken","template":{"name":"Profile"},"title":{"jsonValue":{"value":"Lieven Van der Veken"}},"background":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003ch3\u003ePublished work\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #ffffff; 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