Krishnan Gopi "Krish" is an Indian-origin technology executive.[1][2] He is the Group Chief Disruption Officer & CEO - EdTech at GEMS Education.[3][2]

Life and career

Krish was born and raised in Ambasamudram in Tamil Nadu. He studied at St Xavier's College, Palayamkottai. He has an advanced diploma in Technology and Information Systems and a Postgraduate Diploma in International Business from the Indian Institute of Modern Management (IIMM). He started his career as a tech entrepreneur having built & successfully exited two product companies.

In 2006, Krish took up management roles in the First Gulf Bank. He later worked for BankMuscat International.[1] In 2012, Krish joined Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) as group Chief Information Officer (CIO).[4] In 2016–2017, he was the Chief Information Officer/ Chief Digital Officer of the Al Hilal Bank in UAE.[5]

He is Chief Disruption Officer of the GEMS Education group.[2][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wealth of experience". Computer News Middle East. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Caroline (10 December 2018). "GEMS' Chief Disrupter on Challenging the Status Quo". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "GEMS education's Chief Disruption Officer wins 'Digital Disruptive Leader' award at DIGITRANS 2018". Zawya. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Intelligent CIO ISSUE 3". Joomag. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gopikrishnan Janakaraja: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Gokulan, Dhanusha (15 April 2018). [read:https://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-40-anniversary/education-in-the-uae-then-now-and-tomorrow "Education in the UAE: Then, now and tomorrow"]. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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