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Gokul Murugesan

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Executive Director at MD Anderson Cancer Center
📍 Greater Houston, United States

Gokul Murugesan is the Executive Director of Decision Science and Analytics within the Philanthropy division at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He leads teams in analytics, campaign management, and business solutions to enhance fundraising strategies. With over 15 years in data science, he specializes in building end-to-end analytics solutions to drive decision-making.

He is an active voice in the data community, speaking at events like the CDO Houston Summit and the Texas Advancement Analytics Symposium on topics such as data governance and leveraging analytics to drive business value. He is also a meditation trainer.

Unique fact: Before his career in data science for philanthropy, he taught data science, database management, and visual analytics for MBA and MS programs at the University of Iowa.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Houston, United States
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Philanthropy Analytics
Leads the decision science and analytics department within MD Anderson's philanthropy division, using data to improve engagement and fundraising performance.
Data Governance
He is a public speaker on data-related topics, including presenting on 'How To Spring Board A Data Governance Program' at the CDO Houston Summit in 2023.
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Career

Work history

12-2021
Executive Director
MD Anderson Cancer Center
11-2019 - 12-2021
Adjunct Lecturer
The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
9-2017 - 12-2021
Senior Data Scientist
The University of Iowa Center for Advancement
1-2011 - 9-2017
Data Scientist
ICF International
5-2010 - 1-2011
Project Engineer
2 for 1 Energy
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Education
2009 - 2010
Master of Science (MS)
University of Dayton
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy
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