Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Daniel J. Gandor

Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship

dgandor@lakeforest.edu

Education

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
2005 – 2007 | Evanston, IL
Master of Business Administration – Triple major in Marketing, Biotechnology, and Technology Management

Northwestern University
1997 – 2001 | Evanston, IL
Bachelor of Arts – Major in Environmental Science with a Concentration in Biology

Courses taught

ENTP 325: Digital Marketing & Analytics

Articles & Publications

Just Call it ‘Good Marketing’: Dan Gandor on Why Omnichannel Matters. Pharmaphorum magazine. May 2025
Former AbbVie, Takeda omnichannel lead Dan Gandor joins Eversana InTouch (Featured). MM+M magazine. May 2025.
Modern Marketing: Pharma’s Data-Powered AI Revolution eBook (Featured in Chapter 4). Originally published eBook at ModernPharmaMarketing.com. December 2018.
Streamlining Enterprise Sales in Digital Health (Featured). RockHealth research. August 2017.
When will pharma move from experimenting with digital health tools to adopting them? (Featured). MedCityNews magazine. May 2017.
How Digital Disruption Impacts Rx/Dx (Featured). PM360 magazine. June 2015.
Enhancing Customer Experience and Satisfaction (Featured). PM360 Magazine. September 2013.
The ‘Ins and Outs’ of Relationship Marketing. PM360 magazine. June 2013.

Awards and honors

AbbVie President’s Award. December 2022.
Award USA, AbbVie. September 2022.
TGaS Advisors Best of Benchmark – Digital Center of Excellence. May 2021.
ELITE Leader of the Future Award. PM360 Magazine. May 2016.
Takeda Marketer of the Year. 2014.

Boards

Digital Health Coalition (DHC). Advisory Board. 2017 to Present.
Pharma Marketing Network. Editorial Advisory Board. 2023 to Present.

Professional experience

EVERSANA INTOUCH

Executive Vice President, Head of Omnichannel & Digital Transformation (2025-Present)

AbbVie

Omnichannel & Digital Lab Strategy Lead (2022-2025)
Director, US Customer Experience, Oncology & Specialty (2018-2022)

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Director, Digital Innovation & Corporate Program Management (2017-2018)
Head of Takeda Digital Accelerator, USA (2015-2017)
Head of Cross-Brand Marketing (2011-2015)
Various Brand Marketing Leadership Roles (2006-2011)

Nanosphere

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs (2004-2005)

Pfizer

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs (2001-2004)