Simone Graven

Manager External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Novartis

Simone Graven serves as the Partnerships and External Affairs Lead for the Novartis Leprosy Program. In this role, she works closely with strategic partners like GPZL to enhance partnership capability-building efforts for the Novartis Leprosy Program.

Simone joined Novartis in 2021 in the Novartis Sickle Cell Disease Program and has been part of the External Affairs & Strategic Partnerships Team since 2022. The team is responsible for facilitating partnership opportunities and shaping the global health landscape across various disease areas. Among others, Simone’s responsibility is to ensure impactful collaborations in the fight against leprosy.

Simone holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Business Administration from the University of Zurich and a master’s degree in International Affairs and Governance from the University of St. Gallen.