Adriel Cha
Adriel Cha - Strategic Planning and Operations Leader in Life Sciences
Adriel Cha, a seasoned corporate strategy professional from San Francisco, California, specializes in the health care and life sciences sectors. He currently contributes his expertise at Orca Bio, a pioneering biotechnology firm dedicated to developing precise cell therapies that can replace diseased blood with healthy tissue in patients. His role involves crafting the company's clinical strategic roadmap and overseeing its commercial GMP manufacturing facility.
Prior to his tenure at Orca Bio, Mr. Cha served as a life science specialist at L.E.K. Consulting. During this time, he was deeply involved in developing comprehensive corporate strategic plans utilizing robust analytics. His projects spanned various areas, such as conducting a commercial assessment for a venture-backed corporate spin-out and leading a COVID-19 clinical feasibility and response planning study for a leading pharmaceutical company. Before that, he held the position of manager of corporate development at Forty Seven.
Adriel Cha's expertise extends to research and clinical trial development, cultivated during his post-doctoral tenure at Stanford University School of Medicine. Additionally, at Charter Life Science, he served as a venture analyst, evaluating early-stage life science deals. His academic achievements include a Sloan MSx fellowship from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a PhD in biomedical studies focusing on immunology from Baylor University.
His professional journey began as an Administrative Assistant at Unity Manufacturing in Concord, CA from July 1999 to January 2002. He then transitioned to Horizon Solutions in Santa Rosa, CA, where he held the position of Senior Secretary from February 2002 to September 2006. Subsequently, he assumed the role of Office Manager at Delta Pharmaceuticals in Walnut Creek, CA from October 2006 to May 2013. Moving forward, he served as an Executive Assistant to the CEO at Quantum Financials in Sacramento, CA from June 2013 to February 2018. Presently, Adriel Cha holds the position of Director of Administration at GlobalTech Innovations in San Jose, CA, starting in March 2018 and continuing to the present day.
Outside of work, Adriel has a keen interest in soccer, skiing, tennis, and attending Broadway musicals.
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