Todd Applebaum

Todd Applebaum leads the supply chain, manufacturing and quality operations at Ovascience, building the company’s operations infrastructure as they develop and commercialize new fertility treatments.  In this role, Mr. Applebaum brings more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain management, strategy and information technology consulting. He has led strategic and operational initiatives at both large and emerging life sciences and healthcare clients, and is recognized for his expertise in manufacturing, operations, commercialization planning and inter-enterprise supply chain collaboration.

Prior to joining OvaScience, Mr. Applebaum served as VP of Research in Gartner's Supply Chain Research group, focused on healthcare and life sciences. In this role, Mr. Applebaum advised Gartner's life science and healthcare clients (pharma, biotech and device manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies, payers, and providers) on business and technology strategies and best practices.

As a founder and vice president at Maxiom Consulting Group, a provider of supply chain management, operations and commercialization services to life sciences companies, Mr. Applebaum delivered a range of services to life sciences companies across technical operations, product development and product supply. Before focusing exclusively on life sciences, Mr. Applebaum served as a partner at Benchmarking Partners, where he played a key role in the development and delivery of the Value Chain Strategies and Partnership Strategies service lines across the consumer products, electronics and industrial industries. While at Benchmarking Partners, he was also part of a team of practitioners that taught a Massachusetts Institute of Technology course for executives and graduate students titled, "Developing the CEO Team's Value Chain Network Strategy." Mr. Applebaum's work with manufacturers began in the automotive industry at General Motors and TRW, in operating roles including production management, materials management, planning and scheduling, product development, and system integration. As a manager in the Manufacturing Practice of Deloitte Consulting, Mr. Applebaum went on to work with a spectrum of multinational manufacturers on business process re-engineering, technology assessment and selection, and best-practice implementation efforts.