Aman Bhandari, PhD has extensive leadership experience in the corporate, academic and government sectors. Currently at Merck, he heads up a unit focused on data sciences and strategic partnerships.
Prior to Merck, he worked at the White House for President Obama’s first two U.S. Chief Technology Officers (Aneesh Chopra & Todd Park) where he co-led a variety of health policy initiatives at the intersection of tech, data, and innovation in the context of the Affordable Care and HITECH Acts. He also played a key role in implementing the President’s Open Data and Open Government initiatives, his work in healthcare was the blueprint for efforts across sectors and programs like the Presidenti...