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Chris Marko

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Executive Director, Research IT at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Chris is a creative IT leader specializing in transforming technology landscapes for data-intensive life sciences organizations like Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Broad Institute. He has deep expertise in cloud and HPC solutions and holds certificates from MIT and Harvard. Colleagues describe him as honest, highly motivated, and a well-respected voice.

Outside of his primary roles, Chris has demonstrated a commitment to community service, volunteering as a board member for the Town of Pepperells Information Systems Technology Committee. In this capacity, he provided strategic oversight for the towns IT systems and supported grant funding efforts.

At the Broad Institute, he spearheaded initiatives that delivered substantial performance gains while reducing costs by nearly $20 million.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Research IT
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Research Computing
His career at Vanderbilt, Broad, and Novartis has focused on building and optimizing High-Performance Computing (HPC) and GPU capabilities to accelerate scientific research.
Hybrid Cloud Solutions
He has extensive experience architecting hybrid on-prem/cloud solutions (GCP, AWS, Azure) to enhance performance and reduce costs in data-intensive research environments.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Executive Director, Research IT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11-2021 - 11-2024
Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
10-2017 - 12-2021
Director of Infrastructure Engineering
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
9-2009 - 9-2019
Board Member, IST Committee
Town of Pepperell, Massachusetts
9-2013 - 8-2017
Director of Technology Transformation
Litle & Co.
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Education
2022 - 2023
Leadership & Innovation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023 - 2024
Certificate of Specialization
Harvard University
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