Chitkala Kalidas

Biography

Chitkala Kalidas, PhD, is Senior Vice President and Global Head of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) at Bayer and Executive Director of the Bayer Foundation. In this role, Dr. Kalidas is responsible for advancing Bayer’s commitment to ESG & Sustainability, providing ESG governance & reporting and ensuring occupational health & safety at Bayer. Prior to this role, Dr. Kalidas was the Global Head of Oncology Regulatory Affairs and Oncology Sustainability at Bayer. In this role, Dr. Kalidas and her team of Regulatory Professionals were responsible for developing global regulatory strategies for cancer drug development programs in all stages of development and for the global registration of drugs as well as in vitro diagnostics. Dr. Kalidas has also led the Oncology Sustainability Initiative at Bayer. This initiative, which is focused on Global Health Equity in underserved communities around the globe, reflects Bayer’s commitment to remedying disparities in access to quality cancer c