Kris Gopalakrishnan

• Executive Co-Chairman, Infosys, India
• Executive Co-Chairman, Chairperson of Executive Council, Infosys, India

Master's in Physics and Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. 1981, co-founded Infosys; Director (Technical); 1987-94, VP, Technical Operations, KSA/Infosys joint venture, Atlanta; 1994, appointed Deputy Managing Director, Infosys; COO, President and Joint Managing Director; 2007, became CEO and Managing Director; since August 2011, current position. Chairman, Business Action for Sustainable Development 2012. VP, Confederation of Indian Industry National Council. On the Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Chairman, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala. Member, ACM, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society. Recipient of awards, including 2011, Padma Bhushan, Government of India.