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Dr. Venkat Ikkurthy, Ph.D. is a Statistician, Data Scientist, Clinical SAS & Statistical Programming Expert, Corporate Trainer, Research Mentor, and Education Entrepreneur.

1. He has more than 30 years of professional experience across India and the United States.
2. He brings over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical research, clinical trials, biostatistics, statistical programming, and data analytics.
3. His technical expertise includes SAS, R, Python, CDISC SDTM, ADaM, TFLs, Clinical Data Standards, Databricks, PySpark, and Data Engineering.
4. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics, along with an M.Phil. and M.Sc. in Statistics.
5. His professional certifications include SAS Base & Advanced Programming, Databricks, and Java certifications.
6. He has gained professional exposure with leading organizations including Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bayer, ICON, PPD, Cigna, Citibank, and Wells Fargo.
7. He has more than 20 years of teaching, mentoring, and corporate training experience, guiding students and working professionals.
8. He is the Founder & Program Director of Chanakya Educational Hub and is associated with Vconfiger Analytics Professional Corporation.
9. His career mission is to bridge the gap between academic education and industry requirements by developing practical, ethical, and career-ready professionals in Data Science, Clinical Research, SAS, Biostatistics, AI, and emerging technologies.