Guided by immigrant roots, public\u2011health purpose and a belief in \u201cstaying in the ring,\u201d Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan reflects on how living in the moment took him from the steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the helm of a global drugmaker.<\/p>\n
Vas Narasimhan never planned on becoming a CEO. In fact, he says the idea only hit him\u00a0six months\u00a0before he got the Novartis job.<\/p>\n
He credits his rise to a lesson from his parents:\u00a0throw yourself fully into whatever you’re doing, because you never know what comes next.<\/p>\n
Narasimhan talks through the surprising roles that opened new doors, the crises that forced him to “stay in the ring” and why focusing on the job you have\u2014not the next one\u2014can accelerate your career.
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