"Moderna" Case Discussion with CEO Stéphane Bancel

Karim Lakhani
Charles Edward Wilson Professor of
Business Administration

Stéphane Bancel (MBA 2000, AMP 170)
CEO, Moderna

Presented on
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Professor Karim Lakhani discusses the new "Moderna" case, joined by Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel (MBA 2000, AMP 170). This timely case explores how a company builds a digital organization and leverages artificial intelligence and other digital resources to speed its operations, manage its processes, and ensure quality across research, testing, and manufacturing.

In the discussion, participants explore several key issues Bancel faced in the summer of 2020 as the company’s groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccine entered Phase III clinical trials: How should Bancel and his team balance the demands of developing a vaccine for a virus creating a global pandemic alongside the other important vaccines and therapies in Moderna’s pipeline? How should Moderna communicate its goals and vision to investors in this unprecedented time? Should Moderna be concerned it will be pegged as “a COVID-19 company?”