LEADERSHIP
Leadership built on experience. Partnerships built on trust
Our leadership team brings together experience across global strategy consulting, life sciences, healthcare, engineering, scientific research, advanced analytics, and executive leadership. We work alongside clients as trusted advisors, combining rigorous thinking with practical execution to solve complex challenges and create lasting impact.
Our philosophy
Great organizations are built by leaders who ask better questions, make disciplined decisions, and inspire others to execute with confidence. At NOVA Partners, leadership means listening first, challenging assumptions, embracing evidence, and remaining accountable for results.
We believe our greatest value is not simply the recommendations we provide, but the capabilities we help our clients build for the future.
Leadership principles
- Put client impact first.
- Lead with integrity and humility.
- Base decisions on evidence and rigorous analysis.
- Embrace innovation while remaining practical.
- Invest in people, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Deliver excellence in every engagement.
Meet our leadership
Our partners have led engagements inside McKinsey & Company, Sanofi, Appier, Rakuten Medical, J.P. Morgan, IBM, Delta Electronics, and the world’s leading academic medical centers — experience that shapes how we advise every client.
Dr. Jean C. Cruz
Global Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Dr. Changho Yoon
Head of AI & Advanced Analytics
Dr. Thong Cao
Engagement Manager, Life Sciences
Dexter Yan
Transformation & Operational Excellence
