Krishna Cheriath

Krishna Cheriath currently serves as the Chief Digital Officer for Thermo Fisher Scientific, where responsibilities include leveraging digital tools and analytics to accelerate medical innovation in biotech and biopharma. Concurrently, Krishna holds adjunct faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon University and Rutgers Business School, and is a member of the global editorial board for CDO Magazine and the AIM Leaders Council. Previous roles include Vice President and Head of Digital, Data and Analytics at Zoetis Inc., and Chief Data Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, where Krishna led initiatives in data strategy, responsible AI development, and analytics transformation. Krishna co-founded The IEEE Fair Trade Data Initiative, advocating for ethical data practices, and has a strong background in commercial strategy and data management from previous positions in various organizations. Education includes an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business and a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Kerala.