Ankit Mahadevia, Co-Founder and CEO of Spero Therapeutics

Oct 18, 2022

Ankit Mahadevia, Co-Founder and CEO for Spero Therapeutics. Ankit focused on novel treatments for Gram Negative infections. He built team responsible for 11 approved antibacterial drugs and raised $97M in private capital across Seed through Series C crossover round to enable construction of multi program late stage infectious disease pipeline and he leads program that achieved positive Phase III outcome in single pivotal trial required for US approval.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• Brief introduction of yourself and your company. (00:43)
• What inspired you to write a book? (01:38)
• Introverts can be great leaders. (05:48)
• Being transparent and believing in something bigger than you are. (08:43)
• What’s your take on introvert leadership? (09:09)
• How do you help yourself to get the space you need to recharge after being drained through the interactions with others? (17:06)
• How do you define your true north as a leader and how did that feed into the book that you’ve written? (19:02)
• Finding, attracting and retaining the right people. (30:22)
• Any advice you have for people who are might introverted? (32:30)
• Challenges you faced along the way and some challenges as an introvert leader? (38:25)
• My transparency is a strength. (41:11)
• What’s the one most important thing you’d want to leave the audience with? (42:36)
• Final and closing thoughts for the audience. (43:27)