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Gopal Subramanian

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Chief Data & AI Officer at Focus Financial Partners
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Gopal Subramanian is the Chief Data & AI Officer at Focus Financial Partners, with over 30 years of experience in data and digital transformation. He previously had a 25-year tenure at Fidelity Investments, where he led data engineering and strategy. He earned his Executive MBA from Boston Universitys Questrom School of Business.

He is a reflective leader passionate about continuous learning, often sharing his "Life Lessons in Leadership" and how they shape his personal and professional life. Gopal is a frequent speaker at conferences and other industry events, engaging in meaningful discussions around AI and data.

After a remarkable 25-year career at Fidelity Investments, he took on a new challenge to spearhead the data transformation at Focus Financial Partners.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Chief Data & AI Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
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Data Transformation
His career is focused on helping global companies implement data-centric solutions and revolutionizing tech stacks to create reusable data domains.
AI & Machine Learning
He is leading the AI strategy at his current company and has previously authored publications on business transformation through AI/ML.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Chief Data & AI Officer
Focus Financial Partners
9-2024 - 5-2025
Chief Data Officer
Focus Financial Partners
7-2019 - 3-2024
Head of Data Strategy, Governance & Analytics
Fidelity Investments
1-2017 - 1-2020
Data Research Advisory Board
MIT Sloan School of Management
2012 - 2014
Board Member
TiE-Boston
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Education
2001 - 2002
Executive MBA
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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