Sandra Barbosu

Sandra Barbosu, PhD, is Senior Policy Manager in the Economics of Biopharmaceutical Innovation at ITIF’s Center for Life Sciences Innovation. Her research focuses on the economics of science and innovation, with a particular interest in emerging technologies in the healthcare setting.

Sandra is also Adjunct Professor in the Technology Management and Innovation Department at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering.

Prior to joining ITIF, Sandra served as Program Officer in Economics at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York, where she oversaw and assisted in the evaluation of grant proposals and strategy development.

Sandra holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, an MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Rochester.