Venkat Jasti is a Post Graduate in Pharmacy from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and also a Post Graduate in Pharmacy from St. John University, New York, specializing in Industrial Pharmacy. Having registered himself as a Registered Pharmacist, he successfully managed M/s Clinton Bergen Drug Company, M/s Park Way Central Pharma and M/s Kayes Drug Company, N J, USA. He was the president elect of Essex County Pharmaceutical Society of N J which no other Indian occupied till now.
He returned from USA to India in 1988-89 and promoted this company in 1989. Since then, he been successfully managing the company as Managing Director providing the right direction and leadership in developing technologies, upgrading the facilities, development of export markets etc.
Mr. Jasti has been the Past President of Indian Pharmaceutical Association, and Chairman of Local Organizing Committee for the 52nd Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Hyderabad and was President of Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association of India (BDMA) till September, 2004.
He is presently the Chairman for Pharmexcil (Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council) an exclusive statutory body for the promotion of exports of all pharma and biotech products which was set up by Govt. of India.
Mr. Jasti is the Chief architect for the formation of A.P. Chief Minister’s task force for Pharma during 2001 and responsible for the creation of Pharma City at Vizag by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Pharmexcil (Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council) headquartered at Hyderabad by Government of India.
