Arjun Bedi, MBA ’87, is the Fox School of Business’ 2016 honoree for Temple University’s Gallery of Success.

The Gallery of Success showcases banner alumni from each of Temple’s 17 schools and colleges with a display in the lower level of Mitten Hall, located on Temple’s Main Campus.

Bedi is a senior leader within Accenture, a worldwide professional services company that provides strategy, digital, consulting, technology, and operations services. He serves as a Managing Partner and leads a significant part of Accenture’s Life Sciences business. He has been with the firm for more than 25 years, and a partner for 16 years.

Since becoming partner, Bedi has held several leadership and management roles, including leading the Global Life Sciences Research and Development practice (2006-2012) and more recently leading the High Growth Bio-tech sector (2012-present). Additionally, he recently took on leading one of Accenture’s largest Life Sciences client relationships.

Bedi has worked with the top 15 global life sciences and the top 10 bio-tech organizations, in areas of management strategy, share-holder value management, IT strategy, and global operating model optimization, among others. His functional expertise span the entire Life Sciences value chain, from drug discovery and development to commercial, supply chain and enabling functions like strategy and finance.

Bedi earned his MBA in Computer Science and Information Systems from Temple’s Fox School of Business in 1987. He previously received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics (honors) from India’s Delhi University in 1984.