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AI scientist Gayathri Raghupathy appointed Novartis Executive Director
She transitioned to Novartis after a 6-year-stint at Kognitic, which she left after becoming the company's Chief Security Officer in March 2025.
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Staff Reporter - Sat, 17, Jan 2026
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Gayathri Raghupathy / Gayathri Raghupathy via LinkeIn
New York based AI scientist Gayathri Raghupathy was recently appointed as the Executive Director, AI & Process Excellence at US by healthcare giant Novartis.
In her new role, Raghupathy will collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage AI, redesign key processes, and deploy scalable intelligent solutions.
She transitioned to Novartis after a 6-year-stint at Kognitic, which she left after becoming the company's Chief Security Officer in March 2025.
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Raghupathy holds a degree in Engineering from the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy in Tamil Nadu, a Master's degree in Biotechnology from The University of Texas at Dallas and a PhD in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology from the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Talking about her appointment, she said on LinkedIn, "In this role, I will be working with some amazing teams to harness AI, reimagine processes and scale intelligent solutions that free us to focus on what matters most: science and patients."
She added, "Grateful for the journey from the lab to medical communications to building AI products in a startup environment, and for the incredible partners who helped shape this path. There’s so much to learn and grow into, and I can’t imagine a better place than Novartis, with its deep commitment to innovation and patients."
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