"I am pleased to recommend Steve because he has repeatedly demonstrated his expertise in pharmaceutical commercialization and supply chain. I worked with Steve for several years at NS Pharma, where he found data-driven insights to make informed decisions and develop strategies. Steve showcased his negotiation skills and demonstrated his deep understanding of his function as well as broad understanding of other functions within the company. I enjoyed working with someone as collaborative as Steve."

• Adelina Daniels, Senior Manager, Finance & Accounting, NS Pharma

"Steve is a great supply chain analytics/trade leader who really knows his field. He was a pleasure to work with, a great colleague, and very passionate about what he did and finding efficiencies. Steve taught me a lot when we worked together, and was always cheerful and forward thinking."

• Yelena Ferreira, Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Pacira BioSciences

" had the pleasure of working with Steve as a peer during my time at NS Pharma. He is a hard working individual with a deep understanding of distribution and supply chain. I always found Steve to be collaborative in his approach and a nice guy to work with."

• Stacey Helfant, Director, Access & Affordability, NS Pharma

"Steve is one of the most informed, talented and experienced professionals I have ever had the pleasure to work with in the health care industry. His background and extraordinary understanding of Trade Relations/ operations along with the comprehensive mechanics that make it all work (behind the scenes) is second to none. He's simply an exemplary professional with an incredible team spirit."

• Max Osbun, Executive Director, US Market Access, Pacira BioSciences

"I had the pleasure of working with Steve for several years at Purdue Pharma in Stamford, CT as a peer. Steve always had a deep understanding of our business from the Trade and Logistics sides of the business. He was a go-to-guy if you wanted to understand the forecast of upcoming sales and that state of affairs with our Trade partners. Steve's Ivy League education was put to go use daily but his intimate Trade experiences allowed him to contribute on many areas across the Commercial business. Great guy and enjoyable to work with too."

• Peter Justason, Director, Multi-Channel Marketing, Purdue Pharma

"I have had the pleasure of working with Steve for the past two years. He is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of pharmacy and distribution strategy. Steve is methodical and analytical, and knows how to dissect complex problems, generating solutions that have tremendous business impact. We worked together on a distribution strategy for a launch product that allowed Purdue to diversify its portfolio. During the process, Steve provided actionable insights and innovative suggestions that enabled the successful development and implementation of the strategy. Steve’s analytical expertise was very helpful when essential analyses were needed to understand market trends and make subsequent decisions to generate sales for new and existing products. He is a great team player with an open mind for new ideas and a constant willingness to contribute to business success."

• Nana Danso, Associate Director, Managed Markets, Purdue Pharma

"I had the opportunity to work with Steve during his time at Purdue. His experience both on the wholesale distribution and manufacturer side give him a well rounded understanding of the industry. He is detail oriented with strong analytical and financial skills. Steve was collaborative in his approach, and assisted in coming up with creative solutions to solve problems."

• Melissa Lattanzi, Director, Global Branded Rx Sourcing, AmerisourceBergen

"I have worked closely with Steve in Purdue’s commercial organization for the last several years. Steve combines skill sets that are highly desirable in any industry. Steve has strong quantitative skills which he has frequently leveraged to tell a coherent story that is easy for less analytical colleagues to understand. In addition, he is able to use his analytical skills to form strategic recommendations around big picture company issues. For example, he assembled and socialized a presentation underscoring the need for Purdue to be patient centric, and he performed analysis as to why this focus was not only in the best interest of the patient but also in the long term in the best interest of the company. Finally, with Steve’s company first mentality, team orientation and sense of humor, he has been a wonderful colleague to work with."

• David Rosen, Executive Director, Forecasting, Analytics, and Market Research, Purdue Pharma

"Steve is strong collaborator and a great partner to work with to ensure supply of products throughout the supply chain to the end customer. He provides excellent analytics on distribution channel inventory (wholesaler and retailer level) which in turn allows the team to deliver the appropriate supply strategy to meet customer and patient needs. Steve's input and strategic thinking is especially valuable during times of uncertainty, for example at Product Launch or Loss Of Exclusivity - when making the right decisions are critical for both the customer and the business."

• Michael Kroese, Director, External Manufacturing Supply Chain & Due Diligence, Purdue Pharma

"I worked with Steve on various projects to monitor competition of Purdue brands. He is highly knowledgeable in pharmaceutical market dynamics including market access, reimbursement, pricing, trade, and related functions. Steve is always willing to teach colleagues to help expand their knowledge and perspective. Steve led a number of cross-functional teams, and exhibited the ability to think strategically, identify key drivers, analyze detailed data, yet maintain focus on the big picture."

• Ann Kraft, Executive Director, IP Licensing & Strategic Transactions, Purdue Pharma

"I was fortunate to work with Steve and first and foremost, I found him to be an excellent teammate and collaborator. Steve is eager to contribute, and able to work with anyone. He has fantastic experience that he brings, and I was impressed with his command of up-to-date, detailed data analytics, and his ability to convey its relevance to experts and non-experts alike. Steve adds value through his strategic thinking, and I have witnessed this first-hand recently. Steve was asked to share his analysis of key stakeholder potential reactions to a market shift in a product’s availability, coverage, and pricing, and his insights were thorough and extremely valuable to the project recommendations."

• Matt Kaplan, Associate Director, Marketing, Purdue Pharma

"Steve and I worked together in different parts of the organization and I found Steve to be incredibly collaborative, thoughtful, and informative. Besides being a terrific cross-functional team player, Steve is incredibly patient-centric. He is compassionate and kind."

• Pamela Madrid, Executive Director of Patient and Professional Relations, Purdue Pharma

"Steve is a great team player. He has a wealth of knowledge in the wholesale and retail inventory space. He was a key asset in our cross functional brand teams as well as providing key insights to aid in launching new products. His understanding of the actions of the major distributors and his relationships with them were essential to implementing our brand strategies. He is hard working and always willing to provide the work needed to get the job done."

• Frank Panaro, Director of Finance Gross To Net, Purdue Pharma

"Steve is a hard working motivated employee. He works well cross-functionally and as a team player. He is always involved and brings a lot of fresh and innovative ideas to the table. He's also a nice guy to work with. "

• Tony de Melo, Associate Director Managed Markets Training, Purdue Pharma

"Steve is a kind, helpful, genuine coworker. He is willing to speak or discuss any questions or issues to move the business forward. He provides training and guidance on his area of expertise to enable others to grow and do their jobs better. Steve is someone you can count on in good and difficult times."

• Michelle Newman, Senior Manager, Sales Operations, Purdue Pharma

"Steven is a leader. I had the opportunity to work with him at Purdue and he displayed great leadership and a collaborative style which helped move business and provided a subject matter expertise on new initiatives. He was outgoing and had a great work ethic. I would recommend Steven for any job which needs to get completed. He remains an innovator and very creative in making and administering suggestions which improve efficiency."

• Michael Breshgold, Associate Director, Pharmacy Marketing & Strategy, Purdue Pharma

"In my time at Purdue, I had the distinct pleasure of working with Steve, his office was next to mine, and he was clearly the go-to person, supporting all of Commercial Leadership. He anticipated questions, developed strategy and plead his case through superior analytics. He remains sought after by sales, managed markets,marketing and finance colleagues.

His work supports more than stocking. He manages inventory, and aggressively provides leading launch update forecasts. He and I partnered on stocking contests, account targeting, and promotion-response analysis.

Steve is also very modest and has a wry sense of humor. While I wouldn't rave about the occasional potluck "items" he prepared or the clever "art" on his door, I enthusiastically endorse my friend and colleague for his intellect, his strategic sense, and his leadership.”

• Evan Horowitz, Head of Sales Planning, Optimization, & Data Governance, Purdue Pharma

“Steven has a strong knowledge of pharmaceutical wholesale distribution. We worked together on ValueCentric data analysis and contract measurements. It was a pleasure to work together.”

• Stephen Masciotti, Assistant Director, SAP and eCommerce, Purdue Pharma

“I have known Steven for a few years, since he was hired into Purdue Pharma, LP. I was VP, Sales & Marketing at Purdue Pharma, LP and had supply chain responsibilities. Steven demonstrates a strong work ethic, high analytic skills, outstanding knowledge of the supply chain marketplace and overall strong business acumen. He is a team player, collaborative and transparent. He did a great job of transitioning from his role within wholesale distribution to pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution. He definitely brought much needed skills and capabilities to Purdue.”

• Russ Gasdia, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Purdue Pharma

“I had the pleasure to work with Steve during his first 3 years at Purdue. Steve is a committed and supportive colleague. He has the ability to utilize his strong analytical skills to solve simple and complex business issues. He has a strong knowledge of pharmaceutical wholesale distribution. He is an independent thinker while being a team player.”

• Steve Seid, Executive Director, National Accounts & Trade Relations, Purdue Pharma

“I had the fortune of working with Steve for a couple years as a provider for Steve's company. Steve has a superior grasp of the entire pharma industry from the wholesaler and the mfg perspective. Not only was he a great source for industry knowledge for me, but a pleasure to work with. Steve has the ability to look at things very strategically, where others sometimes can not. Hands down- he would be a great asset to any team in the pharma business.”

• Michael Foy, Director of Business Development, Inmar

"I've had the pleasure of working with Steve on a number of projects in last 5 years. He has the ability to go incredibly deep into the data and details, gets the big picture, brings great enthusiasm, a strong work ethic & integrity, and a curiosity for learning to everything he does."

• Rich Prest, Senior Principal, Blue Fin Group

“Steve is a pleasure to work with as he is a team player and knows his stuff!”

• Libby Holman, Associate Director of Public Affairs, Purdue Pharma

“Steve and worked together within the pharmaceutical business. I have always known Steve to be diligent, role model and customer friendly. Steve is a great addition to any team he either works with or manages.”

• Neil Warren, President, Cascade Pharma Solutions

“It is a genuine pleasure and honor for me to recommend Steven, who is presently the Associate Director, Channel Operations at Purdue Pharma. We served together on a critical cross-functional committee for several years, and Steven could be relied upon 100% to provide the vital data to assist the committee in making its decisions. Although Steven did not report to me directly, I knew that I could count on him to deliver in stressful and complicated situations that required all of his skills. Although I have retired from the company in 2013, I still interact with Steven enough to attest to his remarkable talents for business, management, and communication - he is uniquely qualified and a proven team member!”

• Jack Crowley, President, Crowley Associates LLC

“Steven gets it! I had the pleasure to work with Steve for the past three years during his tenure at Kinray as a category manager. He was very detail minded and did not miss a beat during the contract negotiations. His business accumen and understanding of wholesaler distribution agreements kept Kinray competitive in the market place.”

• Greg Cardillo, Director, Trade Accounts, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

“It is a pleasure to work with and to recommend Steve. He is a true professional who is a sincere partner to the manufacturer while never losing sight of his responsibility to Kinray. Steve is intelligent, focused, and results oriented while being kind and approachable.”

• Eileen Goldstein, Director, Specialty Markets , Eisai

“I have interacted with Steve in his current role on several occassions. I appreciate that while he is a strong supporter of his organization he strives to be fair and work collaboratively. Steve's work is thorough and his follow up is solid.”

• Steve Seid, Executive Director National Accounts & Trade Relations, Purdue Pharma

“Trust is an important quality in today's business world and I know that I can always trust Steve. In my dealings with Steve I have found his character solid and something I can always count on.”

• Dave Lutz, National Trade Executive, Abbott Pharmaceutical Products Division

“I have worked with Steve over the past several years and have found him to be a true professional always willing to work towards "win-win" solutions, timely when responding to requests for information and someone who is very knowledgeable about the Trade segment of our business.”

• Peter Arakelian, Senior Manager, Trade Development, Amgen

“Steven has consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and a dedication to his company and the relationship with his vendors. He has a dedication to success and his efforts have produced high quality results. He is candid and open in discussion which leads to in-depth conversation to resolve a situation for a mutual agreement and understanding for both his company and his vendor. It is a pleasure working with Steven.”

• Beverly Fernandez, National Account Manager, Sirion Therapeutics

“Steven is a detail oriented individual who clearly articulates the key business issues and offers sensible solutions to often complex issues. Steven puts forth a optimistic sense of partnership and is a pleasure to work with.”

• Peter Clark, Associate Director of Trade Operations, Wyeth

“Steve Projansky is one of most professional and thorough finance partners I have had the pleasure of interacting with over the past five years. He offers insights into his business and surfaces critical issues with both facts and business insights.”

• Steve Lefebure, Director - Channel Strategy, GlaxoSmithKline

“Steve is an articulate, extremely bright (Ivy educated), and resourceful business person who approaches his work searching for mutually beneficial outcomes. It was a privilege negotiating an important contract whereby both companies had to be detailed, diligent, and reasonable. Steve, while supporting his organization 100%, was able to reach a consensus with me on critical issues. I highly recommend Steve.”

• Mitchell Goldberg, Director of Trade, King Pharmaceuticals

“Steven has been an excellent business partner to us here at Schering-Plough. His professionalism and execution of contract obligations is of very high quality. He has an eye for details and is an excellent negotiator. He is a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend him based on the several years of interaction I have had with him.”

• Edward Sot, Senior Corporate Accounts Executive, Schering Plough

“I worked with Steven over several years as he progressed upward through several job titles at Kinray. He is a forthright and honest person who protects his company's interests while always willing to work with suppliers for the mutual benefit of all parties. He's a bright guy and I would love to have him on my team at some point if the opportunity arises. They don't come any better.”

• John Longley, General Manager, PPRB Marketing

“Team player with innovative ideas and fantastic problem solver. Steven always uses his past experiences and best practices to help solve the business issue. Great asset to any organization.”

• Bill Malave, Director, Home Healthcare Division, Kinray

“In a recent process of updating an AOB contract and the transfer of accounts to the new contract, Steve worked tirelessly to ensure all sides were in agreement and the process moving forward. Steve has a great attention to detail and a real passion for moving a process to completion.”

• Jonathon Kimnach, National Account Manager, Abbott Diabetes Care

“Steven is an extremely diligent employee that is very detailed orientated with extreme sense to details. He is a very bright individual that would be a very big asset for any organization.”

• Sandy Greco, Vice President of Purchasing and Marketing, Kinray

“I currently work with Steve and count on him for his expert advice on all aspects of vendor contracts. Steve will no doubt move on to be a top tier executive at any company he chooses. Steve will continue to improve and protect the bottom line efficiently at any company as he has here at Kinray Inc.”

• Mike Fahey, Home Health Manager, Kinray

“Through Steve's help, Kinray exemplefied what a pharma manufacturer is looking for in a wholesaler. Steve was educated, well versed, and an overall pleasure to work with during my tenure at GSK. I would not hesitate to establish a relationship with Steve again.”

• David Gilpert, Senior Business Analyst, GlaxoSmithKline

“Steve's ability to partner & collaborate with me helped us tremendously as we navigated some challenges that took place as the wholesaler-mfr relationship evolved. He knows his business and has strong analytical skills. I always look forward to working with Steve.”

• Cheryl Matz, Customer Service and Distribution Specialist, Endo Pharmaceuticals