Principal, Advisory
KPMG in the U.S.
Bharat is a Principal in KPMG’s Advisory Services practice with 25 years of experience using data analytics for clinical, financial, regulatory and operational improvement for health care and life sciences (HCLS) organizations. He is a leading expert in health analytics, big data, machine learning and personalized medicine. He is the recipient of multiple innovation awards, including the highest lifetime award in data analytics, and is a frequent speaker and published author (100+ publications, 62 patents, one book).
Prior to joining KPMG, Bharat served in various leadership positions within a large multi-national engineering and electronics conglomerate, including General Manager of the Healthcare Analytics and Business Intelligence Group and as Leader of the Health Services Center for Innovations. He also led the HCLS anti-corruption analytics practice at a Big Four firm, focusing on the use of advanced analytics to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Selected engagements include:
Ph.D. & M.S.: Machine Learning, Electrical & Computer Engg., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.Tech, Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
ACM SIGKDD lifetime Service Award, 2011 for “contributions to society” via “pioneering applications of data mining for healthcare products that reduce costs and improve patient care.”
Siemens Inventor of the Year, 2005
Two-time winner of the Data Mining Practice Prize for best industrial/government analytics solution 2005, ‘09