Naval has spent 20+ years in the life sciences, spanning academic research, the biopharma industry, and strategic consulting. During that time, he has focused primarily on oncology. Naval’s consulting experience includes Blue Matter and Guidehouse / Navigant. His industry experience includes research and new product planning at Pfizer and Taiho Oncology, respectively. Naval’s academic research focused on understanding how cells respond to DNA damage. He earned a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.