Priyanka Deva

Director, Technology Innovation and Collaboration at MSD

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Priyanka has been a leader focusing on the intersection of business and technology for the past two decades, and is passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems.

She is currently responsible for collaborative innovation in the Chief Technology Officer's organization, enabling the company to leverage the power of innovation for business outcomes. She spearheads the Quantum efforts within the CTO organization and leads a team in charge of leveraging external partnerships and evaluating emerging and disruptive technologies.

Prior to joining MSD, Priyanka was a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. In her global technology role, she helped various leadership and technical roles and was instrumental in developing and driving Artificial Intelligence, Data platform, Analytics, Emerging Technology Innovation Lab, and Citizen Data Scientist program with Supply Chain transformation organization. She led a large and diverse global team in software engineering labs and was in charge of the first Smarter Supply Chain Analytics Center of Competence. She developed and implemented the technical strategy and enterprise architecture for Cognitive Solution for IBM's Supply Chain using AI. The solution was recognized as industry's first by the Manufacturing Leadership Council around Analytics and AI.

She was responsible for the information architecture and led the modernization of supply chain data on Enterprise data platform. She also established the first Supply Chain Analytics CoC in Singapore and led the development and implementation of Supply Chain Control Tower using Cloud and Analytics Technologies. To accelerate the digital transformation journey of the organization, Priyanka developed and implemented a first-of-a-kind Citizen Data Scientist program. Extending her technology leadership, she was also the Quantum Ambassador for the Asia Pacific region.

A recognized thought leader, Priyanka has spoken internationally and regionally conferences.

Priyanka was recognized for her Digital and Innovative leadership by Manufacturing Leadership Council with Digital Transformation Leadership award in 2020 and Citizen Data Scientist – Transformation Cultures in 2022.