About
Leif E. Pedersen served as Certara's President and Chief Commercial Officer from August 2023, after serving as President of Software from September 2020 to August 2023, and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025. Before Certara he was a Senior Operating Partner at SymphonyAI, CEO of BIOVIA (a division of Dassault Systemes) from 2017 to 2019, and Executive Vice President at Innovative Interfaces. His career centers on commercial leadership of scientific and enterprise software businesses.
Roles
Certara, Inc.
President, Chief Commercial Officer · Current role
2023–present
SymphonyAI
Senior Operating Partner (2019-2020)
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BIOVIA (Dassault Systemes)
Chief Executive Officer (2017-2019)
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Innovative Interfaces
Executive Vice President (2015-2017)
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025Salary
$458,350
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$16,739
Component401(k) match, insurance and perquisites
Total compensation
$1,889,825
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025Cash incentive
Annual incentive bonus
$214,993
FormCash
Target Opportunity
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PlanAnnual Incentive Bonus (AIB) Plan
Evaluation periodFY2025
Stock awards
Long-term equity awards
$1,199,743
FormRSUs (40%) and PSUs (60%) under 2020 Incentive Plan
ValuationGrant date fair value (ASC 718), PSUs at target
Also at Certara, Inc.
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