Nghi Ho, Sr. Director, Head of Data & AI Platform and Enterprise Data Governance, Gilead Sciences
Nghi Ho is the Head of Data & AI Platform and Enterprise Data Governance for Gilead Sciences, Inc. In this role, he leads the data and AI platform strategy and oversees the development and operations of the Gilead Enterprise Data & AI Platform, the strategic data and AI backbone for Gilead. Nghi’s career is distinguished by strategic technical leadership roles, where he has built talented and motivated teams and cultivated an engineering culture to successfully deliver high-performance, large-scale enterprise platforms and solutions from inception to production.
Nghi joined Gilead Sciences in 2021. Since then, he has spearheaded the development of the Gilead Enterprise Data & AI Platform and data mesh, guiding them from inception to enterprise-scale production. His work has facilitated data-driven decision-making in drug discovery, development, and commercialization across the entire enterprise, contributing to Gilead receiving several prestigious awards, including ‘Intelligent Digital Enterprise of the Year,’ ‘Data Mesh of the Year,’ and the esteemed ‘CIO 100’ Award for the Gilead Data & AI Platform.
Before joining Gilead, Nghi was the Head of Engineering and Chief Solutions Architect for the IBM Chief Data Office. In this role, he was responsible for the development and operations of the Cognitive Enterprise Data Platform, the strategic data and AI backbone for IBM.
Nghi frequently speaks on cloud transformation, data architecture, data platforms, and big data technologies. He is passionate about building talented engineering teams and leading them to achieve extraordinary results.
