Managing Director & Partner
Paris
Johanna Benesty is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Health Care and People & Organization and Social Impact practices.
Since joining BCG in 2007, Johanna has worked with leading health care companies on a wide range of strategic and operational issues, such as defining the go-to-market models for specific vaccines, developing strategies for generics, and defining generic-drug portfolios for emerging markets. She has also helped health care clients plan and execute a number of large-scale transformation initiatives.
In addition, Johanna has extensive experience partnering with social impact organizations dedicated to improving public health. Her work has included providing input on the World Health Organization’s HIV drug-resistance surveillance strategy; supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in developing partnerships with technical agencies; and assisting the WHO, United Nations, and Partnership for Maternal and Child Health in writing their common action plan.
Prior to joining BCG, Johanna was an intern in the strategy departments of Disneyland Resort Paris, Star Alliance in Frankfurt, and L.E.K. in Paris.
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