Chief Executive Microbiologist and Independent Consultant
Quality Executive Partners
Major: Molecular Biology
Vanessa Vasadi Figueroa, chief executive microbiologist, and independent consultant, has more than 17 years combined experience in the life sciences industry, supporting Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device companies. Figueroa’s core expertise is rooted in sterility assurance, contamination control, environmental and utilities monitoring programs and quality control laboratory management. Her consulting experiences have spanned both domestic and international top ten pharmaceutical companies, applying both US and global regulatory standards of quality.
She has authored several publications, and co-developed Virtuosi®, the world’s premier, revolutionary and one-of-a-kind education and training product for the life sciences. Figueroa has a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from State University of New York at New Paltz, and a master’s degree in molecular biology and microbiology from San Jose State University. She is an active and publishing member of several professional organizations, such as the Parenteral Drug Association, American Society of Microbiology and Association for Women in Science.
