Beat Steffen MD is a Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund in Basel, Switzerland. Prior to joining NVF, he worked at Novartis Pharmaceuticals in commercial roles in the US and Switzerland launching several products, mainly in the cardiovascular area. Before that, he was at McKinsey & Company in Zurich working with clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Beat is a Swiss-trained physician with a focus on cardiovascular surgery and intensive care and holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.