Foster Gonsalves, PhD, MPH
Vice President, Early Development
Foster joined BridgeBio Pharma in 2021 and currently leads early development strategy for BBOT’s portfolio programs in oncology as Vice President of Early Development. Prior to BridgeBio, Foster was Vice President of Drug Development Strategy and Translational Medicine at Inspirna Inc., where he led development of programs in cancer immunotherapy and cancer metabolism. Foster started his career in the industry as a Management Consultant in the Healthcare Practice at Navigant Consulting in New York.
Foster completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Pharmacology at the NYU Cancer Institute where he was a Kimmel Foundation Fellow. He holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and an MPH in Health Policy from Columbia University. He completed his undergraduate education from St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University where he read Biochemistry and Microbiology.