Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ CEO Talks Gene Platforms and Spiritual Leadership

The trajectory of Rocket Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, has been marked by a series of impressive milestones. At least partial credit for those accomplishments goes to CEO Gaurav Shah, who co-founded the company in 2015 and has combined scientific, business and managerial savvy to progress the company through two regulatory filings this year. Shah recently spoke to In Vivo about the company and his own leadership style.  

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In classical Indian music, the raga song structure provides a framework for soloists to improvise and 'tinge' (one meaning of 'raga') the composition with their own flavor. But while each soloist explores their own tonality, they do so within a set of rules, limiting them to the notes allowed by that particular raga.

This balance of freedom and rigidity is what Gaurav Shah, CEO of Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc., has been perfecting since co-founding the company in 2015, both in his own life and as a corporate leader

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