"I am passionate about applying Science and AI to Transform the way R&D works, moving from vastly physical experimentation to virtual that are generative and data driven.”
Reza has over 30 years of experience in executive management, with roles from R&D and portfolio management to driving mergers and acquisitions. As chief strategy officer, he is responsible for BIOVIA’s entire portfolio as well as BIOVIA’s contract research organization. After beginning his career in Defense, Reza moved on to an executive role at a Palo Alto startup and later with MSC Software. As chief Technology Officer at MSC Software, Reza was responsible for the global R&D and a multi-industry portfolio with teams covering Multi-scale Modeling & Simulation and Simulation Lifecycle Management. He holds a number of advisory board positions, including US National Labs. Reza lives in La Jolla Ca. He retains an adjunct status at UCSD and SDSU graduate schools of engineering.