Naji Gehchan MD

Naji Gehchan joined the Centre Street Food Pantry (CSFP) Board in 2022 as Board Member and committee member of the Operations and Marketing & Fundraising committees. Naji first discovered CSFP during a class project he led at MIT Sloan. Driven by the purpose, passion, and commitment he saw in CSFP members to have an impact on the local community, he decided to join the team. 

Naji is currently the Head of Global Development at a biopharma company. During his years at medical school, he volunteered in the Lebanese Red Cross as a rescuer and team leader during times of unrest in the country. Those experiences inspired him to dedicate his life to serving patients and leading teams toward the noble purpose of making life better. Naji has worked in several geographies leading different functions including marketing, sales, and medical. Additionally, he co-founded an e-health startup and a podcast.

Naji is a Medical Doctor by training, specialized in healthcare management from ESCP Business School, with an MBA from MIT Sloan. He has lived in Newton since 2021 with his wife and two daughters.