Mr. Shroff is a Managing Partner of Galen Partners, a leading healthcare growth equity investment firm founded in 1990. With over 20 years of experience in building healthcare companies, Mr. Shroff has acquired deep expertise, and demonstrated strong leadership in working with entrepreneurs to maximize shareholder value in the following areas: specialty pharmaceuticals, medical imaging, therapeutic devices, diagnostics, capital equipment, specialty supplies distribution, consumer driven healthcare, homecare based solutions and technology enabled services. Successful Galen portfolio companies in which Mr. Shroff played a key leadership role include Acura Pharmaceuticals, Aperio, Cambrooke Medical Foods, Dow Pharma Sciences, Encore Medical, JDS Pharmaceuticals, Lumenos, MiniMed, National Rehab Equipment, Nautilus Pharmaceuticals, and Tactile Systems.
Prior to joining Galen in 1997, Mr. Shroff was a Principal at The Wilkerson Group, a leading medical products management consulting firm, with a client base including pharmaceutical, diagnostic, device and biotech companies, as well as a few select venture capital firms. He played a major role in developing several of The Wilkerson Group’s practice areas, including outcomes research, strategy formulation, and disease management initiatives. He is the co-author of the book, Integrated Healthcare: Pharmaceutical Company Roles in a Seamless System of Patient Care. Mr. Shroff was a key member of the deal team that sold The Wilkerson Group to IBM Corporation. Mr. Shroff started his career at Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, where he directed marketing, sales, and Phase IV clinical development for the company’s high growth biotech business in France and was responsible for the launch of alpha-Interferon in several new indications.
Mr. Shroff has a deep commitment to community service. He is Vice-Chairman for the $800 million Westchester Medical Center Public Benefit Corporation, as well as Chairman of its Foundation. Since 2004, he has served on Advisory Committees to Boston University Medical School and The Center for Global Health & Development. Mr. Shroff served as President and Trustee of his temple, and successfully raised the funds to acquire and endow a new Zoroastrian temple in Pomona, New York. Mr. Shroff is a founding member of the Wharton Private Equity Network. He is a frequent speaker on healthcare market trends, winning medical product and service business models, and the private equity investment climate.
Mr. Shroff earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and a B.A. in biological science from Boston University. |
