Meet the Team

  • Catarina R. Dolsten

    FOUNDER, CEO

    Dr. Dolsten has experience from healthcare, founder-driven organizations, the financial industry, law, and the non-for-profit sector in the U.S. and globally. She received a master’s from Columbia University in Organizational Development and Change Management and is a Certified Coach from NYU. Dr. Dolsten is a Medical Doctor and received a BA in business administration from Lund University, Sweden. She brings extensive and management settings in the United States, Europe, and Africa.

  • Charles H. Jones

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIPS

    Charles is an experienced pharmaceutical leader with a proven record of advancing complex commercial strategies, driving innovative platform technologies, and delivering successful product launches. Prior to joining Aktum, he held pivotal roles in corporate strategy, marketing, and commercial development at Pfizer—contributing significantly to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine rollout and leading early commercial strategies for emerging mRNA platforms. He also co-founded and sold a biotech company and consulted on pipeline strategy and product launches in various therapeutic areas. Charles holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, a B.S. in Biochemistry, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Recognized for strategic execution and collaborative leadership, he combines scientific insight with business acumen to create transformative solutions that improve healthcare and expand global access.

  • Eli Plaut

    SENIOR CONSULTATION

    Eli is an Organizational Effectiveness Consultant with deep expertise in crafting learning strategies, developing talent management solutions, and building dynamic learner experiences for Fortune 50 companies. Most recently, he designed an innovative AI training program at a global pharmaceutical company, equipping 20+ leaders with the skills to navigate a rapidly evolving technological landscape. He holds a Master's in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park.

  • Ivy Grossberg

    CONSULTANT

    Ivy Grossberg is an industrial-organizational psychology PhD student at the University of Houston. She received her BA in psychology from Baylor University and a MA in psychology from the University of Houston. She is the vice president of GAIOP (graduate student association of I/ O psychologists), the outreach and media director for a DEI group for graduate students, and the founder and student representative of the UH chapter of VPA (consulting organization for non-profits). Her research primarily focuses on personality, leadership behaviors, burnout, engagement, motivation, productivity, remote work, work-life balance and sleep.

  • Nick Rosemarino

    RESEARCH ADVISER

    Nick is an industrial and personality psychologist. He has consulted for multinational and domestic organizations in tech, manufacturing, airlines, and education. Nick's experience includes personnel selection, 360 feedback, organizational development, and cultural transformations.

  • Abby Johnson

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

    Abigail is an Organizational Development Consultant. Her formal training is from Columbia University, and she has experience with organizations across aerospace, government, retail, education, executive search, and consulting. Abigail’s experience includes executive education, organizational change, group dynamics, culture transformation, group dynamics, and assessment design.

Special Advisor

  • Mikael Dolsten

    DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC INNOVATION

    Mikael, M.D., Ph.D. recently retired from Pfizer Inc. after a 16-year tenure as Chief Scientific Officer and President of Pfizer Research & Development. Mikael has authored over 160 scientific publications and holds numerous patents.

    Mikael brings over 30 years of leadership experience as a pharmaceutical executive and an extensive global network spanning biotech, AI, life sciences, and pharmaceutical companies, where he serves as chairman, board member, and advisor.

    At Pfizer, Mikael oversaw the regulatory approval of more than 36 medicines and vaccines and advanced over 150 drug candidates into clinical studies. He led breakthrough innovations across small molecules, biologics, gene therapies, and vaccines, and played a pivotal role in Pfizer’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    His prior leadership roles include: President of Wyeth Research, Executive Vice President and Head of Worldwide Research at Boehringer-Ingelheim, Global Vice President at AstraZeneca, Head of R&D Astra Draco,

    He serves on the public boards of Agilent Technologies and Rocket Pharma, and as chair, board member, or advisor to several private biotechs, including Orbis Medicine, FairJourney Biologics, ImmuneAI, Quarry Therapeutics, Orogen Therapeutics, and ChAI Discovery. He serves as an investment advisor to Blackstone Life Sciences, GV, Bain & Company, and Formation Bio.

    He has advised the Obama, Biden, and Trump administrations on public health initiatives, as well as the UK Government’s G7 pandemic leadership efforts.

Meet Our Board of Advisors

  • Dr. Bill Pasmore

    PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE, COLUMBIA UNIVSERITY
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

    Bill has been advising leaders for decades. He delivers services to clients as a coach to CEOs and advisor to executives and boards in matters pertaining to organization design, culture, leadership, succession planning, board effectiveness, executive development, and change.
    He holds the position of Professor of Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University and is also on the executive team at the Center for Creative Leadership. Before joining Columbia and CCL, he was a senior partner with the New York-based consulting firm, Oliver Wyman Delta Consulting.

  • Dr. Patrick Converse

    I/O PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Dr. Patrick Converse received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He is currently a professor in the industrial/organizational psychology program at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Converse’s teaching and research are in the areas of research methods and statistics, personality, personnel selection, organizational training, and work motivation. He has delivered consulting services to a range of clients including local organizations, government agencies, and international companies in areas such as job analysis, selection, and training.