Yashodhara Dash, MBBS, PhD, MBA
Dr. Yashodhara Dash leads the Office of Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (OEC). As MSK’s Vice President of Technology Management & Commercialization, she supervises OEC’s Life Sciences, Digital Health, Produce Development, and Finance & Operations teams, whose responsibilities include managing MSK intellectual property, supporting technology development, and facilitating new company formation.
While providing strategic oversight for MSK’s expansive life sciences and digital health innovation portfolio, Yashodhara collaborates closely with MSK’s leadership and laboratory and clinical researchers. She is actively committed to nurturing the institution’s culture of innovation, as well as its strong and productive relationships with corporate and investment partners.
Yashodhara joined MSK in 2008 and she has held management positions within OEC since 2014. She holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Connecticut Health center, an MBA from the University of Connecticut, and collaborates an MBBS degree from India’s SCB Medical College.