About
Known as 'Kris', he is Chairman of Axilor Ventures and a co-founder of Infosys, where he served as CEO and MD (2007-2011) and vice chairman (2011-2014). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and holds master's degrees in physics and computer science from IIT Madras.
Experience
- Axilor VenturesChairmancurrent2015 β present
- Pratiksha Trust & Pratithi InvestmentsManaging Trusteecurrent2014 β presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Infosys Science FoundationPresident2021 β 2025Bangalore
- InfosysExecutive Vice Chairman2013 β 2014
- InfosysCo Founder1981 β 2014Bangalore
- InfosysExecutive Co-Chairman2011 β 2013
- InfosysCEO and Managing Director2007 β 2011Bengaluru Area, India
Skills & more
Corporate DevelopmentProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyNonprofitsBusiness OperationsEntrepreneurshipLeadership DevelopmentEducationStrategic PlanningMotivation
From S's professional profile.
Colleagues at Axilor Ventures
Alok Chauhan
Principal at Axilor Ventures
Ganapathy Venugopal
Co-founder & CEO at Axilor Ventures
Kavya Sreekanth
Investor at Axilor Ventures
Maggi Pouline
Head of Administration, HR, Finance, Compliance and Facilities at Axilor Ventures
Nandan Venkatachalam
Partner at Axilor Ventures
Nidhi Mathur
Investor at Axilor Ventures
Prachi Sinha
Head of Healthcare, Climate-tech and Agritech Investments at Axilor Ventures
Prof. Tarun Khanna
Professor at Axilor Ventures
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Investors connected to S in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is S Gopalakrishnan?
- Known as 'Kris', he is Chairman of Axilor Ventures and a co-founder of Infosys, where he served as CEO and MD (2007-2011) and vice chairman (2011-2014). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and holds master's degrees in physics and computer science from IIT Madras.
- Where does S Gopalakrishnan work?
- S Gopalakrishnan is Chairman at Axilor Ventures.
- Where did S Gopalakrishnan go to school?
- S Gopalakrishnan studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Master of Technology (MTech), Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Master of Science (MSc), Physics).
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