HAPC (USA) Chapter opens
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17th February 2007
The charity is pleased to announce that Ramani Varanasi, living in Boston, USAis to set up the American fund-raising branch of HAPC.
Over the past three months, Ramani has been learning more about the charity’s work for the poor, after initially making contact to explore opportunities working with HAPC Goa, during a month break in December. Ramani, who enjoys working with children offered to help out in any way she could, including teaching English, caring for children, as well as getting involved in fund raising activities. While she wasn’t able to get involved in all of those activities, she managed to visit the Goa office and met with Prof. Erwin Desa, Goa Chairman.
Ramani Varanasi, taking up the challenge to set up HAPC (USA)
Ramani’s first task is to get the charity registered in the USA and she is working with an attorney friend who is to help her with this effort.
Ramani was born in Bangalore, India and grew up in Montreal, Canada. She has a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology and an MSc in Biochemistry/Cancer Biology, both of which were obtained from McGillUniversity in Montreal. She also obtained an MBA (with a specialization in General Strategy) from Northeastern University in Boston, USA.
She is a business executive and has over 13 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She has held several positions in these industries, including positions in the area of research, project management and licensing/corporate and business development. For the past 10 years, Ramani has been involved in developing the corporate and business strategy in the area of pharmaceutical drug development, and in executing this strategy toward the formation of key business partnerships between academia, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. In particular, she has had an interest in the formation of strategic partnerships with companies and research organizations in India.
Ramani currently heads up the Business Development group at a local biotechnology company in the Boston area, where she has responsibility for helping define and executing on the corporate strategy.
Ramani’s love for children has seen her participate in several local fundraising events to raise awareness of various issues that affect the under-privileged, and in her recent December 2006 trip to India, worked on several projects involving children, with local non-profit agencies.
It has long been a goal of HAPC to set up a branch in the USA and we are delighted that Ramani has taken up the challenge to assist us with this effort. She has our very best wishes and we look forward to working with her for the foreseeable future.