Shaheen Gauher
VP, AI Governance at Tufts University, Data Analytics
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolShaheen Gauher is a VP of AI Governance with a decade of experience applying AI to healthcare, currently leading governance efforts at Centene after directing applied AI and innovation at Elevance Health. She holds a PhD in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science and has transitioned deep quantitative research into scalable healthcare ML systems across Microsoft, CVS Health, and Anthem. Shaheen has three patents pending and several publications, reflecting a strong track record of converting novel research into product-ready solutions with measurable outcomes. An avid technical writer and speaker, she was named one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2025, underscoring her leadership in responsible AI. Her background in terabyte-scale geophysical modeling and Azure ML gives her a rare blend of scientific rigor and cloud-native engineering. She also advises startups and academia, bridging industry, policy, and research to make healthcare more accessible and affordable through ethical AI.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Ph.D Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science at Florida State UniversityIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur
English, Hindi
Github Skills (15)
health10
azure-storage10
cds10
blob-storage9
java6
python6
deep-learning5
machine-learning5
computer-vision5
cntk4
pytorch4
neural-network4
microsoft3
deep-neural-networks3
tensorflow3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/ADLAwithR-GettingStarted
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
Getting Started with ADLA with R
Contributions:83 commits, 38 pushes in 1 month
adla
Azure/cortana-intelligence-population-health-management
Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
Population Health Management
Contributions:368 commits, 19 pushes in 6 months
health-managementblob-storagecdshealthazure-storage
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