Prasanna Rao

Prasanna Rao currently serves as the Chief Products and Innovation Officer at Saama, a position held since July 2024. Prior to this, Prasanna Rao worked at Pfizer as the Senior Director and Global Head of AI/ML Data Monitoring and Management, as well as the Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science from August 2018 to August 2024. Earlier roles include significant positions at IBM, such as IBM Watson Health Offering Leader and Enterprise Data Warehouse Architect, alongside a tenure at Allscripts as Sr. Manager of Data Warehouse Architecture. Previous experience also includes Director of Business Intelligence at Norwegian Cruise Line and Independent Principal Consultant at Datacube Consulting. Prasanna Rao began a professional career as a Consultant at CSX Technology and Iflex Solutions. Educational credentials include a degree in Electrical Engineering from B. M. S. College of Engineering obtained from 1988 to 1992.