Eric Gerber
Vice President Strategy and Innovation @Bio-Rad Laboratories
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Strategy and Innovation @Bio-Rad Laboratories
Responsible for leading the Life Sciences Group annual strategic planning process as well as monthly strategy deployment. Also responsible for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of new product development through innovation best practices.
EDUCATION
Reed College
B.A., Organic Chemistry
SKILLS
ABOUT ERIC GERBER
For over 25 years, Eric has led all types of Growth Initiatives in companies large and small and developed a deep expertise in new product development, strategic planning, incubation, and M&A. Eric has held senior roles in large companies including as a VP for Business Development at Danaher and as the SVP for Strategy and Corporate Development for all of Agilent. In these roles, Eric led the strategic planning function, M&A from sourcing to integration, and managed equity investing from Seed to Series C in VC backed ventures. More recently, Eric has been working with smaller companies supporting them in sell side activities and has successfully adapted large company practices in M&A and strategic planning to drive growth in smaller organizations. Although Eric started his career as a scientist, he is equally passionate about helping teams drive growth in any market setting. Eric has a unique ability to leverage Lean tools and Lean thinking to help teams find and implement solutions to difficult innovation and strategic questions, His approach is deeply collaborative, and he is able to tailor the tool box to the challenges an organization is facing regardless of size or market. Eric’s award winning work on innovation and growth processes has helped numerous teams move quickly and confidently in new directions.INDUSTRY EXPERIENCELife Sciences and Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical Drug Discovery, Hospitality, Capital Equipment, Chemicals, SaaS, Digital Marketplaces.LEAN EXPERIENCEComprehensive experience in Strategic Planning from Situational Analysis through Initiative Development to Strategy Deployment. Deep expertise in Market Work to support Strategic Planning, M&A and New Product Ideation. Extensive experience in Product Market Fit to accelerate new product development in start-ups and incubators. Open Innovation sourcing and deal making to support new product development. Product Portfolio Review for large company portfolios. All aspects on M&A on both buy-side and sell-side including Market Analysis, Synergy Modelling, Due Diligence and Acquisition Integration.
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