Session: Digital Strategy and Transformation
Digital Strategy and Transformation will only work if it comes from business and not from IT. Business needs to define their digital ambition and strategy and engage Corporate IT in the design and implementation of this strategy.
Bio
Suki Toguchi, MBA, is a highly experienced digital strategy and transformation executive with over 20 years of experience in the life sciences and financial services industry. In her role as Chief of Staff at Gilead Sciences, a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on creating a healthier world for all people, Suki is responsible for delivering innovative solutions to complex business needs. In this role, she’s responsible for the Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) leadership operating model, enterprise programs, workforce strategy, and digital strategy.
Prior to this role, she was the Executive Director of Tech Ops IT at Kite Pharma, a leading biopharmaceutical company with a singular focus on cell therapy — the use of genetically modified immune cells programmed to target tumors — which we believe has the potential to change the way cancer is treated. She has been with Gilead/Kite for over 12 years as business IT partner across various business functions.
She co-leads the Gilead Asian Interest Network (GAIN) Employee Resource Group (ERG) and founded the Women in Technology (WIT) chapter of Women@Gilead ERG. She is also part of a biotechnology CIO group and Chief, a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Prior to joining Gilead Sciences in 2012, Suki was a Senior Manager in the IT Advisory practice at Ernst & Young. She started her career at Arthur Andersen where she was an IT risk management consultant. Suki is passionate about education and served on the Board of Directors of Wu Yee Children’s Services for 5 years. She is dedicated to use her experience in both the public and private sectors to broaden access to high quality education by supporting innovation, reducing barriers to entry, and building strong communities.
Suki holds an MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. She completed the Digital Transformation certification from Stanford University.