Debadutta is a seasoned management professional with over two decades of operational and leadership roles across – Pharmaceutical, Lifesciences, Private Equity and Oil and Gas industries. He holds a Post graduate Diploma in Management [strategy, finance & marketing] from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) and a B.Tech in Electrical Engg. from the Orissa University.

Deb leads Ishvan Pharma as its CEO and Director and works on conceiving investment ideas, screening opportunity landscape, value creation through partnership deals, overseeing operational execution and managing cross functional teams to deliver overall P&L outcomes. 

Deb worked for Bilcare Research as its VP/Sr VP and member of Executive council. He also worked as a Director of BD, Strategy and Commercial operations in Dr. Reddy’s Ltd. At the start of his career, Deb worked for Indian Oil managing capital infrastructure projects, downstream operations & marketing roles.  He was a part of the LPG-CAP team, the OISD team, the Editorial board of the Oil Industry Operations Manual and is also a recipient of Chairman’s trophy, prestigious Innovation awards and several commendations.