Sam Nanayakkara
Chief Executive Officer at Alevia Pharma Inc.
Sam Nanayakkara
Chief Executive Officer at Alevia Pharma Inc.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2023 - Current
Head of Blockchain Technology & Web3.0 Strategy
2019
Adjunct Professor
2021
Manage and teach "Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship," a full-year incubator program that challenges students to create new product ideas, identify customer needs, design products, develop technical solutions, build MVPs, develop business models and plans, test markets, and pitch their proposal to potential investors for funding.
Screening Committee Member
2022
Faculty Director
2022 - 2023
Partner / Technology Management Consultant
2017 - 2022
Global Supply Chain Process and Technology Leader
2014 - 2017
Led general procurement business process and digital technology initiatives, providing support for a portfolio of digital applications and tools for the Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization. Led change management activities related to the harmonization of processes and tools across the Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Responsible for over 100 digital technology and process improvement initiatives.
Management Consultant (Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Visualization)
2014 - 2014
Implemented a SaaS-based business intelligence project to reengineer data reporting system and developed a data warehouse and visualization, analytics, and reporting dashboard.
Management Consultant (Healthcare Information Technology)
2014 - 2014
Developed the Health Benefit Exchange portal integration; led external IT vendor data security and risk assessment; built a new SFTP site to share data with business partners.
Management Consultant (Organizational Improvement)
2012 - 2014
Enhanced existing internal communications and developed new communications processes to improve sharing of information among staff, faculty, students, parents, and community members.