Laleh Bighash MBA

Ms. Bighash has a Bachelor of Pharmacy, and a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Toronto, Canada. She also obtained her Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Schulich School of Business. She is a recipient of 2019 UC-University of Toronto alumni of influence award.

She has over 25 years of experience working for number of multinational pharmaceutical and food companies such as Genpharm Inc., Bayer Corp., and Eli Lilly & Company and number of Food and Cannabis organizations in various capacities such as Research and Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Compliance, Financial Planning, and Business Development. In her current role as the President of AAPS, she oversees the consulting, educational and training direction of AAPS.

Ms. Bighash has lectured extensively and has been an invited speaker at many academic and industry events focusing on pharma and cannabis-related topics such as regulatory, compliance and efficient operations. She has worked closely with the pharma and cannabis Industry players and stakeholders in formulating efficient operating systems, ensuring regulatory compliance and GMP certification.