Mukhtar Ahmed, PhDExecutive · Scientist · Author

Drug development · Portfolio strategy · Company building

Science.
Strategy.
Judgment.

I work at the intersection of science, strategy, and capital—turning scientific possibility into development programs and helping determine which opportunities deserve investment.

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Mukhtar Ahmed, PhD · Palo Alto, California

Executive practice

Drug development. Portfolio decisions. Venture building.

Intellectual work

Leadership and consequential decisions under uncertainty.

Ideas in public

Selected writing

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A book in development

Before Strategy

Better strategy begins with better judgment.

An exploration of the orientation, questions, and choices that precede strategic action—and the discipline to learn as the evidence changes.

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From science to strategy

Evidence. Decisions.
Consequences.

My work spans translational development, portfolio strategy, AI-enabled discovery, human-relevant disease models, and early-stage biotech company building.

I lead project and portfolio strategy at Greenstone Biosciences and serve as an advisor to Accanito Therapeutics and Magnet Ventures. My scientific foundation spans doctoral training at Toronto, research at Vanderbilt, and an academic affiliation at Stanford.

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