Eric Du

杜弘毅

Founder/ United Pacific Strategy Advisors

Eric Du advises companies through United Pacific Strategy Advisors on market entry strategy, cross-border positioning, and industry partnership alliance building, particularly in complex, government-driven sectors such as defense, dual-use technology, and biopharmaceuticals.

Prior to founding United Pacific, Eric served as a strategic planning leader at Astellas Pharma, where he focused on R&D transformation and operating model redesign, supporting the company’s shift toward a more agile and integrated global development organization.

Before joining Astellas, Eric was a Strategy Consulting Manager at KPMG, advising life sciences and healthcare clients on corporate strategy, M&A due diligence, and organizational transformation. His clients ranged from large pharmaceutical companies to smaller biotech firms, as well as life sciences tools and medical device companies.

He also worked at Gilead Sciences, where he supported strategic initiatives within the R&D organization, including process improvement, governance design, and cross-functional coordination to improve development efficiency and decision-making.

Eric began his career at John Snow, Inc. (JSI), contributing to global public health programs focused on healthcare delivery, operational effectiveness, and data-driven decision-making across international development initiatives.

He holds an MBA from Georgetown University, an MPH from Emory University, and studied Neurobiology as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He frequently writes and speaks on cross-border innovation ecosystems, defense industrial cooperation, and market entry strategy in highly regulated industries.

Eric Du 為 United Pacific Strategy Advisors 創辦人,協助企業制定市場進入策略、跨境定位與產業合作聯盟,專注於生物科技、國防、以及軍民通用科技等高度受政府管制的產業。

在創立 United Pacific 之前,Eric 曾任職於 Astellas Pharma 擔任策略規劃主管,主導 R&D 部門轉型以及營運模式重整,協助公司創造更敏捷、更全面的的全球研發布局。

加入 Astellas 之前,Eric 為 KPMG 策略顧問經理,協助生命科學與醫療健康產業客戶推動企業策略、併購盡職調查及組織轉型,服務客戶涵蓋大型製藥公司、生技新創,以及生命科學工具與醫療器材企業。

Eric 亦曾任職於 Gilead Sciences,參與研發組織的策略專案,包括營運最佳化、治理架構設計,以及跨部門協作機制建立,以提升開發效率與決策品質。其職涯起點為 John Snow, Inc.(JSI),參與全球公共衛生計畫,著重於醫療服務提供、營運效能提升,以及國際發展專案中的數據導向決策。

Eric 畢業於 Georgetown University MBA、Emory University公共衛生碩士,並於University of Wisconsin–Madison主修神經生物學。