Daniel Carchedi
Sr. Director, Business Development and Strategy, Microsoft
Daniel Carchedi is a Sr. Director of Business Development and Strategy for Microsoft Health & Life Sciences. In this role, Daniel leads the development and implementation of strategic plans/partnerships associated with new product/partner offerings in Life Sciences (Pharma/Biotech/MD&D). Previously he was a founding member and the Director of Business Development and Strategy for Microsoft Genomics. In addition, he led a cross vertical (Payer, Provider, Health and Life Sciences, HHS) Microsoft Patient Engagement strategy with the goal of creating a strategic devices & services portfolio in health technology focusing on advancing the efficient access and delivery of healthcare.
Previously Daniel served as the Global Business Development Director for Phillips Healthcare. Daniel was responsible for supporting Philips Sleep and Respiratory Care businesses and led inorganic growth (strategic partnerships, alliances, M&A and strategic investments) as well as geographical expansion.
Prior to Philips and Microsoft, Daniel had spent 16 years of his career at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) holding positions within all three J&J sectors of Medical Device, Biotech/Pharmaceutical and Consumer Products. Daniel was a part of the J&J Corporate IT Innovation Team involved in leading the identification, investigation and creation of a strategic product and services portfolio which is focused on advancing the efficient access and delivery of health care. In this role he drove business case development and syndication with the goal of investing in, licensing, acquiring or partnering with health technology companies focused in the areas of mobile and telehealth, patient engagement, home health/aging in place and personal health management. Daniel had the opportunity to work in multiple areas of J&J’s businesses holding leadership roles in Digital Marketing, Business Development, License and Acquisition and Sales.
Daniel holds a Bachelors degree from La Salle University and a MBA from Cornell University.