Saum Ghosh, Ph.D., Director, Office of Information Systems Management
Saum Ghosh, Ph.D., is director of the Office of Information and Systems Management (OISM) in the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). In this role, he leads ORA-wide information technology activities to optimize systems and data for operational work and decision-making in support of public health.
Over Dr. Ghosh’s 30-year career, he has guided many Fortune 100 clients through transformational change, helping reengineer how they serve customers, partners, and employees. His executive leadership experience in enterprise software and services has focused on relationship building and process improvement.
Most recently, Dr. Ghosh served as global senior engagement manager at Amazon Web Service (AWS), where he guided customers in adopting innovative AWS Cloud solutions around migration, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Previously, Dr. Ghosh led Infor’s Program Management Office (PMO), initially leading a $100M+ portfolio and ultimately starting an innovative delivery assurance program, where he managed a group of PMO directors for Infor’s $800M business. He also successfully managed the delivery assurance of Infor's most challenging implementations globally.
Dr. Ghosh earned his Ph.D. and Master of Engineering in project management from the University of Maryland, College Park, and Master of Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, India. In addition, he received Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) certifications.