"organisations don't
have ideas; only people do."
MARGARET HEFFERMAN

Dr Alex (née Pandolfino) was the first ever individual to be identified by the Wellcome Trust as having the type of intelligence, determination and commitment that could be deliberately nurtured to yield doctors capable of fundamentally interrogating the ‘status quo’ within medicine – and strategically change its landscape. She was thereby funded to undertake an intercalated Medical and PhD Research Training Programme at Imperial College London, the first of its kind. As part of the requirement, Dr Alex undertook her PhD in multiple disciplines – molecular genetics, immunology, pathology and virology. She has benefited from research grants awarded by The Wellcome Trust, The British Heart Foundation, The Arthritis & Rheumatism Council, The Nuffield Foundation, The Wellcome Foundation, and GSK, among others.

Dr Alex has also undertaken two MBA degree programmes – the first, a uniquely-quadruple-accredited (including by EQUIS) ‘Entrepreneurial Strategy & Innovation MBA’ and the second, a unique ‘Life Sciences & Strategy’ MBA. She has also achieved the prestigious ‘Chartered Manager’ and ‘Fellowship’ Status at the Chartered Manager Institute, based on extended project work in Medical Innovation, as Medical Director for The Concorde Initiative – an accolade attained by high-performing professionals, considered to be ‘at the top of their game’, with exceptional management and leadership skills, who deliver discernible value and measurable impact.