Abel Archundia

Abel is Managing Director, Life Sciences and Industrials at ISTARI, a global cybersecurity platform dedicated to helping clients build cyber resilience. He is also responsible for building ISTARI’s advisory and program management team.

Prior to joining ISTARI in October 2020, Abel was head of IT and Digital Transformation for the Pharma Division of Bayer since 2017, and a member of the Bayer Group IT Board. Before joining Bayer, Abel was Global CIO of Sandoz, a Novartis Division (2012-17), head of IT for Novartis Technical Operations (~85 plants) looking after manufacturing, supply chain and quality, and a member of the Novartis IT Board.

Past positions include Cemex (CIO EMEA), Dell (General Manager, Mexico) and Boston Consulting Group (Principal, Monterrey and Dallas offices). He holds a degree in electronics engineering from Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, and an MBA and Public Management degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business.