Stephen Sands is a Senior Advisor in the Global Healthcare Group at Lazard. Previously serving as a Managing Director, Stephen has spent more than 35 years at Lazard, providing strategic and financial advice to senior executives and boards of directors at leading healthcare and life sciences companies across the globe. He has advised clients in successful transactions totaling over half a trillion dollars. Prior to joining Lazard, Stephen was a Partner in the healthcare practice of McKinsey & Company. During his career, he has co-founded two life sciences companies: Enzytech (acquired by Alkermes) and Opta Food Ingredients (acquired by Stake Technology and now SunOpta). Stephen also has serv