Vidhya Mellarkod

Vidhya Mellarkod has extensive experience in the healthcare and retail sectors, currently serving as the Head of Product for Advancing Customer Experience - Digital at Alcon since December 2011. Vidhya has held various leadership roles at Alcon, including Head of North America Innovation & Strategy, Head of Strategy for US Vision Care, and Head of Enterprise Operations and Pricing. Prior to Alcon, Vidhya was the Director of Global Products Development at The NPD Group from 2008 to 2011 and served as Manager of Performance Insights at Kohl's Department Stores from December 2005 to March 2008. Vidhya holds a PhD in Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences from Texas Tech University.