Our Team

Sankesh Abbhi
President

As the president, and founder, of Synowledge, Sankesh Abbhi has overseen the unprecedented and sustained growth of Synowledge since its inception in 2006. Under his lead, Synowledge has solidified its place as a global market leader in drug safety and IT services, and has established a significant presence in the North American, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions. Prior to founding Synowledge, Sankesh held senior account management positions within Aris Global, a leading provider of integrated software solutions for life sciences companies. Sankesh is a graduate of Columbia University with a BA in Economics.

Ashok Katti
VP, Global Delivery

Ashok Katti has been working with life sciences companies, providing IT and implementation services, for over 16 years. His extensive experience with application and infrastructure management has provided him with a strong understanding of what it takes to maintain complex backend processes. Prior to joining Synowledge in 2006, Ashok held senior positions at Aris Global, implementing and supporting the Aris Global suite of products, as well as managing professional services and customer support groups. With his vast experience working with life sciences companies in both IT and drug safety, Ashok heads the Global Delivery function for both IT and Drug Safety services.

David Ingraham
Director, Client Relations and Strategic Accounts

David serves as a Director of Client Relations and Strategic Accounts at Synowledge. He joined the Synowledge team in 2009 and worked to significantly expand its client pool globally. He currently manages the company’s key strategic accounts in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific Regions and acted as onsite engagement manager for the implementation of two of the largest ever Pharmacovigilance outsourcing projects, for Top 5 Biotech and Top 20 Pharma companies. Dave attended Denison University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and New York University – Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Bhavna Juneja
Director, Client Relations and Operations

Bhavna joined Synowledge as a Director of Client Relations and Operations. She has more than 14 years of experience in Business and Strategy Consulting with a core focus on Client Relations, HR, and Operations & Management. Her current focus is to expand Synowledge’s IT Services footprint leveraging the onsite-offshore offerings in the Life Sciences Industry and strengthen the company’s HR globally. Bhavna is involved in Account Planning, Opportunity Management, Business Development and Expansion of strategic accounts.

Somodipto Basu
Director, IT Services

Somodipto joined Synowledge in 2010 and currently serves as the Director of Synowledge's IT Services. With over 12 years of experience, he is responsible for the company's application development, maintenance and infrastructure management services worldwide. Somodipto is involved in Synowledge's expansion strategy, creating strategic IT roadmaps for existing customers and driving forays into new technologies. Under his leadership the IT Services division experienced an accelerated growth accounting for 40% of Synowledge's revenues. Prior to Synowledge, Somodipto, as the Delivery Head at IBM was responsible for managing large strategic outsourcing engagements. Somodipto has an Executive MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore and has a Bachelor in Science from the University of Calcutta.