Chronicling Davidek Herron’s career crossover from playing professional basketball to leading Roche’s digital transformation and scale-up efforts—and the team lessons learned along the way. The typical path to a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry usually doesn’t include a stint as a professional basketball player and coach, but Davidek Herron hasn’t had the typical career. As the global head of digital at Roche, Herron’s responsibilities include the adoption of digital technologies across the company’s global operations and enabling the commercial models of the future for pharma. The goal is ensuring that these new operations are consistent and drive advancements in how Roche shows up in front of customers. In a conversation with Pharmaceutical Executive , Herron explains that his unique work history is what provides him with the insight to understand global perspectives and processes. After attending college at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Herron moved to Germany to play basketball. Since then, he’s lived and worked in the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Philippines, and the Netherlands. He currently resides in Switzerland with his family. Originating from New York, Herron initially lived near the state’s capital before moving to New York City, where he spent much of his formative […]