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Lopa Desai currently serves as a Commercial Strategy Advisor at Protagonist Therapeutics and holds the position of Principal at Aquest Consulting. Previously, Lopa Desai was the SVP and Head of Global Commercial Operations & Market Access at Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Pfizer, and also served as VP of Global Strategic Marketing & Planning at Arena. Lopa Desai's career at Amgen included roles such as Executive Director for US and Global Marketing in Oncology, as well as various marketing leadership positions. At SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Lopa Desai contributed as a Product Manager and Senior Promotions Manager in Oncology and Endocrinology. Lopa Desai holds a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Linguistics from the University of California, Davis.