C. Balagopal

C. Balagopal is an Indian writer, industrialist, former civil servant and philanthropist from Kerala state, South India.

Biography
He studied economics at Loyola College before joining the IAS in 1977. He has worked in Manipur and Kerala.

He founded the company Peninsula Polymers (Penpol). which manufactured indigenously developed biomedical devices after resigning from the civil service in 1983. After liberalization, the company merged with a Japanese company in 1999 to form Terumo Penpol Ltd., which is one of the largest manufacturers of blood bag systems in the world. This company exports to more than 50 countries in the world. He sold the company to Terumo Corporation in 2011.

He is the founder of ANAHA Trust, which supports social entrepreneurship.

He is a Director of the medical devices incubator TIMed.

He has also worked as an independent director on the Board of the Federal Bank Ltd and is the current Chairman.

Works

 * On A Clear Day You Can See India (2013)
 * The View From Kollam: A Day In The Life Of A Sub-Collector (2015)
 * Maveli & Markets: How Supplyco Held The Price Line
 * Below the Radar

Awards

 * National R&D Award for successful commercialization of Indigenous Technology by Ministry of Science & Technology.