Epidemic risk modeller Metabiota has announced the promotion of Nita Madhav as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Madhav most recently served as the firm’s Vice President (VP) of Data Science, and her promotion sees Metabiota appoint its first female CEO. As VP of Data Science, Madhav led the data science department for the past 3.5 years.
Commenting on her appointment, Madhav said: “This is a pivotal time for the company, and it comes on the heels of substantial strides, including the establishment of key partnerships with Munich Re, In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT), Marsh, and the African Risk Capacity.
“Metabiota will continue to focus on developing and deploying our novel solutions that improve the world’s resilience to epidemic risk, and I am honored to step into this role and to help usher in the next phase of company growth.”
Before joining Metabiota, Madhav worked at catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide as a Principal Scientist, where she led the company’s life and health research and modelling team. Prior to AIR, she performed hantavirus research at the Special Pathogens Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Metabiota Board member and Principal at WP Global Partners, Ryan Philips, said: “With over fourteen years of experience in probabilistic modeling and risk assessment, Nita has an extensive background in building teams, fostering innovation and developing models that provide actionable insights to commercial and government entities.
“Nita has the deep technical knowledge and company and market expertise to build on Metabiota’s momentum.”
