Alex Monnard

Head of Strategy, International at Novartis | Ex-McKinsey Partner

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

About

At Novartis, we are relentlessly committed to reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As Head of Strategy, International, I lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives that shape the future of healthcare across our International markets (ex-US). With a focus on innovation, access, and impact, I work to drive sustainable growth, unlock new opportunities, and ensure we bring transformative medicines to patients worldwide Outside of work, I like to travel, spend time in the swiss mountains and play football. I love to challenge myself so I recently completed an Ironman 70.3 triathlon (Marbella, Oct. 27th 2024) and a Marathon (Martigny, May 25th 2025) and currently training for Tokyo 2026 marathon

Experience

  • Head of Strategy, International at Novartis
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Partner at McKinsey & Company
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2024 · 10 yrs

    Partner with the Life Science practice (Tokyo based for 1 year between 2017 and 2018)

  • Founder at what2send
    Jun 2013 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Our website: www.what2send.com Our facebook: www.facebook.com/what2send Our intro video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bX-APdIBOQ

  • Phd in Mathematics at EPFL
    May 2010 - Jul 2014 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    - PhD in Mathematics: "Stabilizing bisets and expansive subgroups" - Member of the MUN (Model United Nations) association at EPFL, which takes part in worldwide simulations of the United Nations.