Prior to joining Skolkovo in December, 2018 Natalia committed over twenty years to the pharmaceutical industry, holding top-managerial positions within the leading pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer HealthCare, Merck KGaA, Quintiles. Through these years Natalia has implemented strategic innovations with special focus on RnD and pipeline development, 5P medicine, multi-channel and patient-oriented solutions. Natalia graduated from Moscow State Medical University and continued her professional education at Columbia University, School of Physicians & Surgeons, NYC, USA. Natalia holds scientific degree in NeuroScience and MBA degree from the American Institute of Business and Administration.