About

Jorge Romo has served as legal head of Novartis since 2013, after an in-house career that has seen him at the top of the pharmaceutical industry at both Fedefarma and Eli Lilly and Co. He has also experienced private practice within Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, S.C. Based in Panama, Romo supervises the legal function at Novartis’ operations across the Central American and Caribbean regions. Responsible for all of the legal matters pertaining to the production of over 50 pharmaceutical products, therapies, and the operation of research and analysis of healthcare products for cardio-metabolic disorders, ophthalmology, respiratory, neuroscience, immunology and dermatology, oncology, and cell therapy and genetics, Novartis is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The overall company is split into three separate companies including pharmaceutical products, vision products (Alcon) and genetics products (Sandoz). Romo brings his expertise in corporate law, litigation and the pharmaceutical sector to his role and provides exemplary leadership across the region.