Murray Aitken
Senior Vice President, IQVIA and
Executive Director, The IQVIA Institute
for Human Data Science

Murray Aitken is a Senior Vice President of IQVIA, a founding Executive Director of the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, and a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science.  

The IQVIA Institute undertakes independent research, drawing upon the resources of IQVIA, a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. The Institute’s research focuses on the role of medicines in patient care, the disruptive impact of technology, productivity in research and development, and the value of information in improving decision-making.  

Mr. Aitken has directed the Institute’s activities since its inception in 2011, and co-authors reports, while also engaging externally with a broad range of healthcare decision-makers in the public and private sectors globally. Reports by the Institute are widely cited by policymakers, referenced in peer-reviewed research, and covered by the media.  

He has been with IQVIA—via IMS Health—since 2001 and prior to that, he was a Partner with McKinsey & Company based in the US and South Korea. 

He holds an MBA degree with distinction from Harvard University and a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.