After leading global procurement at Johnson & Johnson, Shashi Mandapaty is now helping build what could become the world’s largest cancer biorepository in India. As a stage four cancer survivor himself, he shares how personal experience, business leadership, and healthcare innovation came together into one mission.

Shashi explains the unique cancer challenges facing India, why local research matters, and how procurement thinking can help build sustainable healthcare initiatives and the partnerships behind them.

He also reflects on his path from engineering to CPO, why taking risks accelerated his career, why great procurement leaders stay close to the business, and why he believes in a plural career.