Alex Abejar

Alex Abejar has a diverse work experience in the sales and business development field. Alex currently holds the position of Director of Sales, North America at Discover Echo Inc., where they are responsible for overseeing sales operations in the North American market. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Sales, East at the same company. Alex also worked as a Regional Sales Manager at Discover Echo Inc., where they developed business strategies to increase market share and presence of a new microscope brand in academic, biotech, and pharma research laboratories.

Before joining Discover Echo Inc., Alex worked at VWR, part of Avantor, as a Regional Sales Director. In this role, they managed a sales team, developed and maintained customer relationships, and created programs and selling strategies to motivate the team. Alex also worked as a Field Sales Manager and Sales Representative, focusing on the education and medical research sector.

Earlier in their career, Alex worked at Tonbo Biosciences as a Western Regional Business Development Manager. Here, they were responsible for direct sales and distribution sales for a start-up biotech company in the academic, biotech, and pharma markets in the Western US. Alex successfully introduced a new brand into key accounts and doubled sales revenue within a short span of time.

Alex's work experience also includes a role as a Business Development Representative at BioScreen Testing Services, where they were responsible for sales of pharmaceutical screening services. Alex managed a territory of accounts, increased territory revenue, and grew existing accounts through presentations and negotiations.

Alex began their career as a Licensing Associate in Corporate Development at eBioscience.

Overall, Alex Abejar has demonstrated strong leadership, sales, and business development skills in various positions throughout their career.

Alex Abejar completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Quantic School of Business and Technology from 2020 to 2021. In 2013 to 2014, Alex obtained a Biofuels Processes Certificate from UC San Diego Extended Studies. Prior to that, from 2004 to 2009, Alex attended UC San Diego and earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology.