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Nikita Kulkarni joined ZAP Surgical as chief financial officer in 2025. Her published biography describes nearly two decades in investment banking, corporate development, investor relations and pharmaceutical research. She previously led corporate development at Halozyme, co-led West Coast healthcare investment banking at Credit Suisse and held corporate-development and investor-relations responsibilities at Varian. Earlier work includes Morgan Stanley, Regeneron and Shire. She holds an MBA from Duke, a biotechnology master’s degree from Northeastern and a pharmacy bachelor’s degree from Mumbai University.