Gopi Krishnan

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]

Awards and recognition

As reported in the February 2016 issue of the Computer News Middle East magazine, Krish was named as one of the best CIOs of the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region for 2015, being the only CIO from Qatar’s banking industry to receive the honor.[7] He was awarded the CIO of the year award at the MEFTECH Innovation Awards.[8] The award was a recognition of his career with Qatar Islamic Bank, where he played a leadership role in taking a bank-wide transformation project live on its second attempt and bringing about core banking changes and legacy systems.[9] He was also shortlisted for the Tech Leadership Award at the Banking Technology Awards for that year.[10] Also that year, Krish received the CIO of the Year Award at the MEFTECH Innovation Awards held in Abu Dhabi, for his leadership roles, improvement and growth contributions as a senior executive in the innovations achieved by QIB as a MENA-based institution.[11]

At the Enterprise Channels MEA-hosted Catalyst Award, 2017, Krish was one of the leaders recognized for his disruptive role in the region.[12] He was also named "Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the year across all GCC Nations" at the CDO Conclave Event in Dubai, UAE.[13] Krish was awarded the title of Digital Disruptive Leader at DIGITRANS 2018 by Khaleej Times and MIT Sloane Management Review following his work with GEMS "to challenge the status quo and to bring disruptive innovation in education and across the enterprise.[14] He also won the "Digital Disruptor of the Year" at CDO Conclave 2018.[3]

References
  1. "Wealth of experience". Computer News Middle East. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. 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)
  7. "Computer News Middle East February 2016". issuu. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  8. "MEFTECH Conference Programme" (PDF). Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. "QIB goes live on Temenos' T24 core banking system » Banking Technology". www.bankingtech.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  10. "Banking Technology Awards 2016 » 2016 Shortlists". awards.bankingtech.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  11. "MEFTECH award for Indian origin banker – Banking Frontiers". Banking Frontiers. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  12. Staff writer (15 March 2017). "The Catalyst Award 2017 Raises the Bar". Enterprise Channels MEA. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. "Al Hilal Bank CIO receives GCC CDO of the Year Award". MENA Herald. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. "GEMS education's Chief Disruption Officer wins 'Digital Disruptive Leader' award at DIGITRANS 2018". Zawya. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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