Rajat Goyal

Biography

Rajat Goyal has been working in cancer, HIV, and public health R&D for more than 20 years, and has overseen IAVI’s strategic direction in India since 2008. In this role, he has helped establish key Government of India-led R&D initiatives and global collaborations, including the HIV Vaccine Translational Research (HVTR) Laboratory, as well as multilateral research partnerships facilitating North-South and South-South scientific cooperation. His contributions in ensuring national ownership and sustained investments in these programs have received widespread recognition. He also serves as an expert advisor for several organizations spanning government, industry, and academia.  Previously, he was Vice President of ICON, managing clinical operations for the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, he was Global Project Director at PATH’s Advancing Rotavirus Vaccine Development project, where he oversaw product development for vaccines and a range of other sustainable, ethical, and adaptive heath interventions. He also served as Vice President of Reliance Life Sciences’ Clinical Research Services in Mumbai.  Goyal studied medicine at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, specializing in hemato-oncology. He completed a research fellowship at Rush Cancer Institute in Chicago, and visiting fellowships both at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.

Research Interest

Public Health, Oncology