HeForSWE AG FY24 Leadership Team

FY22 Co-Lead: Purva Vaidya
Purva is a Sr. Consultant with Project Farma, a patient-focused consulting firm providing biomanufacturing strategy and execution in the advanced therapy space. Throughout Purva’s tenure at Project Farma, she has led diverse, cross-functional teams in delivering advanced therapy manufacturing suites for clinical and commercial use. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University. While at Drexel, Purva worked to develop Drexel SWE’s HeForSWE initiative and presented on engaging male allies at WE Local in 2018. She served as a lead for the HeForSWE AG in FY22, and presented at WE21 and WE Local on the initiative.

FY22 Co-Lead: Danny Foody
Danny is a Sr. Manager with Project Farma, a patient-focused consulting firm providing biomanufacturing strategy and execution in the advanced therapy space. He primarily works with early-phase biotech companies to develop a manufacturing strategy to assure drug product supply for early through late stage clinical trials. He has 5+ years of experience leading and mentoring diverse and cross-functional teams. He has a B.S. in Molecular & Cellular Biology from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Danny served as a lead for the HeForSWE AG in FY22, and presented at WE21 and WE Local on the initiative.​

​The founders of the HeForSWE Affinity Group are Catherine Martsolf and Ken Fulmer, President and CEO of Urban Engineers, Inc.