Megha H. Unhelkar
Megha H. Unhelkar is an entrepreneur, investor, and scientist passionate about transforming healthcare. She currently works at Flagship Pioneering, developing novel therapies across various therapeutic areas.
Megha was a 2021 Blavatnik Fellow, leveraging her biotech innovation and investment expertise. Previously, she was a Life Sciences Strategy Consultant at Charles River Associates, guiding early-stage product feasibility across oncology, immunology, and rare diseases. Her industry experience includes roles at Celgene, focusing on drug metabolism for cancer therapeutics and BASF and researching enzyme kinetics.
She holds a PhD in Biophysical Chemistry from UC Irvine, where she developed a bioinformatics pipeline to discover novel proteins from carnivorous plants, characterizing them using NMR. Megha also earned an MS in Pharmacology from Northeastern University and a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Mumbai.
Beyond her career, Megha founded The Science of Colors, a non-profit dedicated to science outreach. She enjoys cooking, reading, and exploring new ideas in science and entrepreneurship.
