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Marc Berson

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Vice President, Head of Google Internal Systems / Corporate Engineering (CIO) at Google
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Marc Berson is the Senior Vice President and CIO at Gilead Sciences, where he leverages over 25 years of experience in IT, process transformation, and financial systems. His expertise includes digital innovation, cloud strategy, and data management. He holds a B. S. from Penn State University and a Masters from The George Washington University.

His academic background includes membership in the Phi Sigma Iota National Honor Society, which recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the study or teaching of a foreign language. He is a vocal advocate for corporate values, frequently emphasizing integrity, inclusion, and teamwork in his communications.

He was named a Global Finalist for the 2022 Bay Area CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards and previously ran the worlds largest business analytics cloud service.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of Google Internal Systems / Corporate Engineering (CIO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Generative AI in Pharma
Discussed how Gilead uses generative AI to accelerate new therapeutic development and reduce assessment time by several months in a 2023 AWS keynote.
Digital Transformation
He is leading Gilead's digital transformation, focusing on cloud computing and AI automation to modernize the company's global IT landscape and accelerate market access for new medicines.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Vice President, Head of Google Internal Systems / Corporate Engineering (CIO)
Google
8-2020 - 12-2024
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Gilead Sciences
5-2017 - 8-2020
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & IT
HP
8-2015 - 5-2017
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation
Philips
4-2014 - 8-2015
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation
Philips
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Education
1993 - 1997
B.S.
Penn State University
1998 - 2000
Masters
The George Washington University
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