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Sharath Gokula

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Head of Product Data Science at Sam's Club
📍 United States

Sharath Gokula is the Head of Product Data Science at Sams Club, where he guides technology investments across all retail domains. With a background at Walmart and Netflix, he excels at building and mentoring data science teams. Colleagues describe him as strategic, business-minded, and a collaborative partner with an MBA from Georgia Tech.

Outside of his professional life, Sharath is a competitive chess player. His analytical mindset extends to his personal interests, where he enjoys exploring the statistical basis of concepts like astrology, a familiar part of his upbringing.

Unique fact: Sharath holds the official title of "Chess Master" from the International Chess Federation (FIDE), highlighting his deep strategic thinking.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Head of Product Data Science
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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Priorities

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B2B Retail Analytics
He is actively hiring data science leaders to shape the future of B2B retail analytics for the growing Walmart Business group, focusing on assortment and pricing strategies.
Causal Inference
He recently attended the NeurIPS conference to learn about the latest in causal reasoning and is hiring data scientists to scale experimentation and decision science capabilities.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Head of Product Data Science
Sam's Club
6-2022 - 6-2023
Member of the Board of Advisors
University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education
1-2019 - 1-2025
Director of Analytics and Data Science
Walmart eCommerce
4-2018 - 11-2018
Strategy and Data Science Leader
Netflix
6-2015 - 3-2018
Managing Partner
Analytic Mix Inc.
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Education
2007 - 2009
MBA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Data Science Specialization
The Johns Hopkins University
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