John Westman

at Harvard DCE

Biography

Harvard DCE

John Westman is a practitioner and teacher of strategic sales management. John’s students describe his teaching as “lively and engaging” and his classroom as “a safe, collaborative environment.”

Westman has led commercial efforts—including strategy, sales management, marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships—resulting in improved business results for market-leading and start-up healthcare companies. He is currently co-founder of Novellus Inc., a biotech startup.

Prior positions include general manager and vice president of marketing and sales for companies in dermatology, pharmaceutical information, dialysis equipment, and dialysis services. John led U.S. and global marketing and sales training at Baxter Healthcare's Renal division and started his career at a Bain Consulting & Baxter consulting firm.

He has a BA in French and English from Colgate, an MA in international relations from the University of Wisconsin, an MBA in marketing from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and is a Fulbright Scholar. John has taught at the Harvard Extension School and Boston College since 2005.

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