Gopi Krishnan
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Wealth of experience". Computer News Middle East. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Brown, Caroline (10 December 2018). "GEMS' Chief Disrupter on Challenging the Status Quo". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "GEMS education's Chief Disruption Officer wins 'Digital Disruptive Leader' award at DIGITRANS 2018". Zawya. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Intelligent CIO ISSUE 3". Joomag. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Gopikrishnan Janakaraja: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Gokulan, Dhanusha (15 April 2018). "Education in the UAE: Then, now and tomorrow". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 January 2019.