Vera Zheng

Senior Vice President, Asia/Pacific Strategy and Head of Greater China at Parexel

Speaker

Vera serves as Parexel’s Senior Vice President of Asia/Pacific Strategy and Head of Greater China. In this dual role, she leads regional strategy and investor liaison, strategic investment plans, partnerships, and cross-functional growth and innovations. She also leads the Greater China Region Leadership Team’s efforts to drive business growth in China. Before joining Parexel, Vera served as Head of Asia Pacific marketing at Quintiles, now IQVIA. She has also held consumer and medical marketing positions with leading brands such as Allianz and Kodak. Vera earned her medical degree in Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Vera brings almost 30 years of experience including nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of global CRO in APAC and China’s rapidly maturing R&D ecosystem.