Deloitte welcomes US national sector leader for life sciences practice

Deloitte has appointed Pete Lyons as national sector leader for the life sciences practice in the US.

Lyons succeeds Mike DeLone, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, who is moving to a new position as customer and marketing portfolio leader and US head of Deloitte Digital.

In his new role, Lyons will lead a multi-disciplinary team serving clients across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and consumer health care segments through consulting, advisory, audit and tax services.

He will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of Deloitte's life sciences practice as well as its go-to-market strategies and resources. He also will continue to serve as the US life sciences consulting leader. 

With 25 years of experience, Lyons' past positions include US consulting client excellence leader where he was responsible for managing the full client portfolio and how to effectively bring Deloitte services to market through its client leaders. 

He earned a B.S. in economics and information systems from Boston College and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.