--- title: "Speaker Spotlight: Interview with Krishna Cheriath, Bristol-Myers Squibb • Generis" description: In May 2019, Krishna will join IT executives at the American CIO & IT Summit to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in trending technology, cyber-security, risk management and managing talent. His presentation, Leading Digital Transformation in Your Organization Through Technology and People, will focus on capitalizing on digital and analytic disruptions; equipping your enterprise to operate with the right balance of innovation, ethics and standards; deploying cloud-first strategies to centralize, manage and protect data and information; and achieving the right balance between centralization and decentralization of data and analytics We spoke with Krishna ahead of the American CIO & IT Summit to discuss his presentation and his role as a Chief Data Officer. image: https://blog.generisgp.com/hubfs/HD-wallpaper-gradient-texture-cubes-abstract-gradient-texture-cubes-abstract.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/2019/04/05/speaker-spotlight-interview-with-krishna-cheriath-bristol-myers-squibb#main-content) [![Generis Logo full Colour (Large) (1)](https://blog.generisgp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Generis%20Logo%20full%20Colour%20(Large)%20(1).png?width=773&height=112&name=Generis%20Logo%20full%20Colour%20(Large)%20(1).png "Generis Logo full Colour (Large) (1)")](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog) - [CIO & IT](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/tag/cio-it) # Speaker Spotlight: Interview with Krishna Cheriath, Bristol-Myers Squibb - April 5, 2019 [Generis](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/author/generis) ![](https://blog.generisgp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Krishna-Cheriath-CDO-BMS-300x300.jpg?width=251&height=251&name=Krishna-Cheriath-CDO-BMS-300x300.jpg)Krishna Cheriath is the Chief Data Officer for [Bristol-Myers Squibb](https://www.bms.com/). He is responsible for advancing BMS’ mission through data and associated technologies by ensuring that all data-driven decisions and actions operate at the right balance of innovation, ethics and standards. In May 2019, Krishna will join IT executives at the [American CIO & IT Summit](https://cioamerica.com/) to discuss current trends, strategic insights and best practices in trending technology, cyber-security, risk management and managing talent. His presentation, [Leading Digital Transformation in Your Organization Through Technology and People](https://cioamerica.com/program-day-1/), will focus on capitalizing on digital and analytic disruptions; equipping your enterprise to operate with the right balance of innovation, ethics and standards; deploying cloud-first strategies to centralize, manage and protect data and information; and achieving the right balance between centralization and decentralization of data and analytics We spoke with Krishna ahead of the [American CIO & IT Summit](https://cioamerica.com/) to discuss his presentation and his role as a Chief Data Officer. **Questions discussed:** - What led you to a career in IT and data management? - How do technology, data, and life sciences connect at Bristol-Myers Squibb? - How do you approach the issue of centralization vs decentralization in data and analytics? - How important are cloud-first strategies when managing and analyzing data on a large scale? - What does it mean to be a Chief Data Officer? 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