Dhaval L. Patel is the Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer of AI4Purpose Inc. and serves as the Head of Real World Evidence (RWE) and Data Science at SAS Institute.
With over 20 years of combined consulting and industry experience in Data Science, AI, and RWE, Dhaval has held key positions such as Global Head of RWE Analytics and Data Science at Novartis, RWE Analytics Lead at ZS Associates, Senior Manager of RWE Analytics at Pfizer, Senior Data Scientist at Misumi and Senior Lead Informatics Analyst at Aetna.
Dhaval is passionate about leveraging Data, Analytics and AI for social good and to solve complex real-world problems. He has been pivotal in advancing data science and AI strategies across many companies and organizations.
Dhaval holds a Master's degree in Information Systems from Central Queensland University, Australia, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from Dharmsinh Desai University, India.
Over 12 years of experience in leading project teams and partnering with stakeholders from various cross-function lines, designing, implementing and operating artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data science applications that are scalable and cost-effective such as integrated data science platforms, scalable Data Warehouses, interactive Business Intelligence applications, overseeing training and development work.