Mr. Krishna Gopal
Professor of Practice (Visiting)
Krishna Gopal is a mechanical engineering graduate from VJTI (1981) in Mumbai, INDIA, and has a Masters in Marketing from SPJIMR (1983), Mumbai ( http://www.spjimr.org/ ). More about KG on his Linked In profile –
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnagopal/
He can be counted amongst the few professionals who combine deep practical experience along with a strong desire to mentor and teach to make a difference to the people that he engages with. What makes him different is his
unique ability to draw from his experience and explain complex ideas through simple analogies.
His training combines modern management practices with some basic human value systems to provide a lasting set of tools & behavioral patterns for his target audience.
At Tech Mahindra he incubated the AIM (Achievers In the Making) program that seeks to identify young software professionals with the right attitude and train them to become entry-level salespeople at the firm. Over time this
program has created high-performing sales professionals and given an RoI in excess of 100%. His simple “Padi Hai” mantra has inspired many a youngster to demonstrate ownership, collaboration, and achievement orientation.
AIM has since gone on to win accolades within the management fraternity including the prestigious NHRD Award at Bangalore in 2017.
KG’s work experience covers leading firms like Godrej & Boyce, Asian Paints, Sify, and Tech Mahindra. He has a deep understanding of the Middle East & Africa region after having successfully incubated Tech Mahindra’s telecom
business and grown it to $ 40 million.
He has also played the role of a mentor and coach to several start-ups and SMEs in the IT sector in India.
At Tech Mahindra he is the Global Head – Sales Enablement.
He is very active on social media and writes regularly on various management issues. You can follow him on Twitter at krishg40. You can also read some of his thoughts on Linked In
( https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnagopal/detail/recent-activity/posts/) or his blog at https://meaexpert.wordpress.com/