Meet the Team

Esther Nzenza
Senior Partner and Head of Global Value and Access
Decisive Consulting + FIECON, a Herspiegel company

Chris joined Decisive with 25+ years of life science experience with executive roles in the pharmaceutical, biotech, med-tech and health-tech.

Chris Grimes-Crompton
Partner, Value Strategy

Nic brings with him extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a background in market access and operational expertise.

Nic Gwatkin
Partner, Value Strategy

Mike has worked with leading global pharmaceutical companies on key access-based projects contributing significantly to pharmaceutical strategy.

Mike Blackney
Partner, HEOR and Evidence

Richard has 20 years of experience helping Pharma, Biotech and MedTech organisations understand the Market Access and HEOR changes and challenges, and to find solutions.

Richard Tolley
Principal, Value Communications, Capabilities and Policy

Tammy has 20 years’ hands-on experience in value communication, access strategy and HEOR evidence generation with Global, European, US and country teams.

Tammy Wynne
Principal

Julie brings over 20+ years of expertise in market access, pricing, and commercialisation within the pharmaceutical industry and consultancy.

Julie De Almeida
Principal

Steve has 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including market access consulting and commercial roles in industry.

Steve Fountain
Principal

We have been working together with the Decisive team on various projects in which the team has always taken clear leadership and client perspective. Besides a client and goal-oriented approach, Decisive’s team is great and fun to work with.

CEO of partnered consulting group
Our team has worked with Esther and the Decisive Consulting team on multiple successful projects, and they truly act as a trusted European extension of our US-based team. Esther brings deep domain expertise in market access as well as exceptional commercial instincts and experience broadly. The counsel provided is incisive, fast, and delivered clearly and persuasively.

Global Commercial Head

Jorge has led the development of market access platforms in the sector and possesses a comprehensive understanding of the global access system and delivering creative solutions

Jorge Ferrer
Senior Manager

Penny is a highly skilled medical writer who has worked for many years as a consultant in the field of medical communications, medical education and market access within the pharma industry.

Penny Reeves
Senior Manager

James has over 8 years experience in the Life Sciences industry, working as a consultant across a range of pricing and market access projects.

James Grainger
Senior Manager

Lina is a pharmacist by training, with an MPH in Healthcare Services Administration and an MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Law.

Lina Stavropoulou
Senior Manager

Rosa has worked primarily leading and delivering a wide range of HEOR/RWE studies and has particular experience in rare diseases.

Rosa Willock
Senior Manager

Ye is a global pharmaceutical market access and HEOR specialist with 7+ years of consulting experience across the UK, EU and APAC

Ye Huang
Senior Manager

Sana is a qualified pharmacist and experienced medical writer specialising in market access.

Sana Sharif
Senior Manager

Hanne brings 10+ years of editing and writing experience, specialising in market access.

Hanne Gadeberg
Senior Manager

Lizzy has worked in market access for over 15 years and is a medical writer with in-depth HTA experience.

Lizzy Balman
Senior Manager

Megan is passionate about leveraging her skills to help healthcare organisations achieve their goals and is committed to continuing her professional development in this dynamic industry.

Megan Watts
Manager

Gaia has over 7 years of experience in life sciences consulting and has worked on several engagements spanning across market access and health policy.

Gaia Geraci
Manager

Olivia is an experienced healthcare consultant with specialist expertise in market access and experience as a clinical pharmacist.

Olivia Cottom
Manager

Daniel is an experienced health economist, specialising in data analysis for HTA, pricing strategy, surrogate endpoint validation, and HTA submission modeling.

Daniel MacDonald
Manager

Milind’s experience in research laboratories and policy-based Life Science roles provides him with excellent science communication and analysis skills, and a solid foundation of knowledge of the pharma/biotech sector.

Milind Sood
Senior Consultant

With numerous years of experience across Market Access, Policy, Global Trend Analysis and Thought Leadership, Craig specialises in analysing global healthcare data in developed and emerging markets.

Craig Smith
Senior Consultant

Farhaan’s background in health economics and experience as an HTA analyst at NICE equips him to navigate complex regulatory environments and make evidence-based decisions.

Farhaan Jamadar
Senior Consultant

Tommy is an experienced health economic modeller with a strong technical background in statistics primarily delivering cost-benefit analyses and budget impact models.

Tommy Hoare
Senior Consultant

Michael brings experience in distilling clinical data in the context of payer and clinician needs across a diverse spectrum of therapy areas.

Michael Harding
Senior Consultant

Gloria is experienced in leading research and providing analytical support across complex health engagements spanning various sectors, with extended exposure in the APAC and EMEA regions. regions.

Gloria Kwong
Senior Consultant

Sophia brings a multidisciplinary healthcare background, combining expertise in global health, biotech investment banking, and venture capital to drive impactful healthcare projects.

Sophia Naegeli
Senior Consultant

Ava earned her degree at UCL in biomedical engineering with a specialisation in biomechanics. She has a passion for examining user needs and generating actionable solutions that meet those needs.

Ava Mair
Senior Consultant

Sophia joined Decisive with a specialisation in Systems and Synthetic Biology and experience navigating and interpreting complex data at a healthcare market research agency.

Sophia McGovern
Senior Consultant

Marie is a health economist with experience developing health economic analyses in both academic and consultancy settings to demonstrate the value of new and existing treatments.

Marie Le Novere
Senior Consultant

Theoni joined Decisive Consulting as a Medical Writer bringing over 8 years of expertise in medical academic research.

Theoni Demcollari
Consultant

Cecilia joins Decisive with market access and regulatory experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector, coupled with extensive writing expertise across global projects.

Cecilia Silva
Consultant

Nick’s academic research specifically focused on the successful clinical development of antibody-based therapies for treating COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Nick Cartwright
Senior Analyst

Paddy joined Decisive Consulting after completing a degree in Biology with a secondary in Government.

Paddy Adams
Senior Analyst

Riaz is specialised in Cancer Biology, with a deepened understanding of breast cancer, coupled with a passion for delivering strategic solutions to challenges that generate immediate, meaningful value for patients.

Riaz Sohail
Senior Analyst

With a Master’s in Applied Medical Sciences and experience in market analysis and supporting strategic planning within the pharmaceutical sector, Anna’s background has equipped her with a robust foundation of knowledge in the industry.

Anna Tran
Senior Analyst

Alex comes from a consulting background focused on Healthcare and Science, with strong analytical skills and strategic thinking she delivers innovative solutions to complex challenges in these domains.

Alex Zaloumis
Senior Analyst

Anika brings experience in early asset evaluation and competitive intelligence, applying strong analytical skills to support strategic decision-making.

Anika Rahman
Senior Analyst

Sophie holds a degree in Biomedical Sciences with a specialisation in pharmacology; she is deeply passionate about leveraging strategic communication to enhance access to healthcare.

Sophie Burr
Senior Analyst

Amanda is a strategic thinker who naturally collaborates with internal and external stakeholders ensuring alignment, leading to successful outcomes.

Amanda Froud
People Manager

Julie brings with her 20+ years’ experience as a Personal Assistant, primarily within the medical field.

Julie Rodwell
Executive Assistant

Andrea brings with her 20+ years of project management experience across different functional areas, both agency & client side.

Andrea Grimes-Crompton

Senior Manager, Proposals

With more than 10 years of experience in managing workflows across diverse domains, Vee joined Decisive as Project Coordinator.

Veryan Hole
Senior Ops Specialist

Danielle flourishes in assisting the team, and her attention to detail and strong organisational skills all help to support the team in their ongoing success.

Danielle Lazarus
Coordinator

Meet the Team

We have been working together with the Decisive team on various projects in which the team has always taken clear leadership and client perspective. Besides a client and goal-oriented approach, Decisive’s team is great and fun to work with.