Matt Zeller

Matt Zeller is a pharmaceutical executive for Novartis and a former professional baseball player.

Education

Zeller holds a BS from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Human and Organizational Development and Philosophy, and an MBA from Duke University's Health Sector Management program with concentrations in Decision Sciences and Strategy.

Career

Zeller is the Country President for Australia and New Zealand for Novartis. Previously at Novartis he was the President of the Europe Central Cluster and Hungary and was an elected board member of the American & Swiss Chambers of Commerce in Hungary & the Hungarian Association of Innovative Pharma Manufacturers. At Novartis Zeller was executive director, US Cardiovascular National Hospital accounts, Vice President & Head of US Patient and Specialty Services, US Sales and Marketing Head of the COPD franchise, and Director of Global Pharma Strategy in Switzerland.

Prior to joining Novartis, Zeller was a Principal in BCG's New Jersey and Shanghai offices in the biopharmaceutical space focused on commercial transformation and go-to-market/brand turnaround strategies. Prior to BCG he worked in hospital marketing in Washington D.C, the non-profit sector in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in pharmaceutical sales for Lilly in Georgia.

Zeller played baseball for Tim Corbin at Vanderbilt University and also played professionally for the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League before suffering a career-ending ankle injury. He is also the cousin of current/former NBA basketball players Cody Zeller, Tyler Zeller, and Luke Zeller.