Daniel McCormick Raleigh, NC

Daniel McCormick is a global commercial leader and general manager from Wake County, North Carolina. He specializes in sales, marketing leadership, operations, planning, and strategy. The renowned business leader has over a quarter of a century of experience in sales and marketing in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and medical device industries. 

McCormick is a former Marine officer. His peers widely celebrate him for his people-first mentality and long-held sense of purpose and accountability. The multi-award-winning professional is also well-recognized for his visionary approach to leadership and innate ability to inspire productivity.

Away from his professional endeavors, happily married father-of-four McCormick is similarly passionate about basketball, scuba diving, international travel, and spending time with his family.

Current Roles & Duties

Zensights

McCormick has served as principal of Zensights, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, since September 2022. Zensights focuses on connecting biopharmaceutical companies with leading industry partners on a capability-by-capability basis.

The biotech and pharmaceutical consulting firm combines deep industry knowledge with fresh perspectives to build robust, long-lasting client relationships. At Zensights, McCormick is committed to building and nurturing innovative and agile partnerships to deliver cost-effective results.

Generis Global Solutions

McCormick is the president of Generis Global Solutions in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a role held by the North Carolina native since 2018. Generis Global Solutions is a specialized management consulting firm.

The Raleigh-based outfit primarily serves the life sciences industry, where McCormick and his team help growth-oriented companies and other organizations build highly efficient and effective operations. Generis focuses on driving incremental client revenues in various worldwide markets.

The management consulting firm also helps build and operationalize innovative commercial and medical affairs models. These models seek to address critical client resources while remaining focused on achieving maximum impact and optimizing return on investment.

Academic History

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

McCormick holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s top-ranked Kenan-Flagler business school. The university is an acclaimed public research institution in centralmost North Carolina.

The school is the flagship of the broader University of North Carolina system. First opening its door to students in 1795, it remains one of the oldest public universities in the United States. The school is also a long-standing member of the prestigious Association of American Universities.

Campbell University

In addition to graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill, Daniel McCormick holds a graduate degree from Campbell University in Harnett County, North Carolina. The university is a private Christian liberal arts institution with its main campus in Buies Creek. Its Buies Creek campus is home to the university’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Campbell University School of Engineering, and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business, where Dan received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in management.

Professional Accomplishments & Awards

McCormick is an in-demand industry conference speaker. Topics the often-solicited speaker covers channel optimization in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, creating sustainable change, selling value through technology, and strategies for customer-centered approaches to business growth.

Moreover, the global commercial leader is a multi-award-winning professional, earning multiple President’s Club Awards early in his career and going on to receive many other accolades, including PM360 Magazine Innovators Award and recognition as one of PHARMAfield UK Magazine’s most prominent industry movers and shakers.

He is also a member of the medical technology company Promaxo’s board. He is a strategic advisor for Kineticos Ventures, an investment firm focusing on unmet medical needs in neurosciences, oncology, and rare diseases. McCormick simultaneously serves as an advisory board member for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kickstart Venture Services.

Philanthropic & Charitable Involvement

McCormick proudly supports various charities, nonprofit organizations, and other good causes. He has previously volunteered extensively for numerous all-important mentoring organizations, including Boys to Men and American Corporate Partners.

Meanwhile, among the philanthropic business leader’s many other charitable affiliations are the American Legion, the Army & Navy Club, the Knights of Columbus, and the Marine Corps League.

Personal Life & Interests

Daniel McCormick grew up on the Outer Banks barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. A close family friend owned a boat chartering local scuba trips, inspiring McCormick’s love of diving from a young age. The global commercial leader and certified diver has traveled extensively, including visiting large swathes of the tropics, Europe, and South America.

The North Carolina native remains settled in the Tar Heel State today, where he and his wife, Sonya, live in the state’s capital city of Raleigh. The couple are proud parents to three daughters and a son. Alongside travel and scuba diving, former Marine officer McCormick also revels in fishing, basketball, and spending as much time as possible with his family.