Speaker Spotlight: Interview with Krishna Cheriath, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Krishna Cheriath is the Chief Data Officer for Bristol-Myers Squibb. 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 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.

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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