Gopi Krishnan

Krishnan Gopi "Krish" is an Indian-origin technology executive. He is the Group Chief Disruption Officer & CEO - EdTech at GEMS Education.

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. In 2012, Krish joined Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) as group Chief Information Officer (CIO). In 2016–2017, he was the Chief Information Officer/ Chief Digital Officer of the Al Hilal Bank in UAE.

He is Chief Disruption Officer of the GEMS Education group.