Mukund Paravasthu joined Novocure in 2020 and has served as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) since October 2024. He oversees product innovation and development, supply chain operations, warehousing and distribution, quality assurance and information technology operations. Mr. Paravasthu previously served as Novocure’s Senior Vice President of Product Development beginning in April 2022.

Before joining Novocure, Mr. Paravasthu held several leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson’s orthopedic franchise, DePuy Synthes. During his 13-year career there he served as Global Head of R&D for the Sports Medicine & Shoulder Reconstruction Business, Vice President of Advanced R&D and Vice President of Digital Solutions. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, he worked in research and development at Smith & Nephew.

Mr. Paravasthu holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Annamalai University, India.