Rajesh Gopinathan is a business leader with over 25 years’ experience in the global technology industry.  He is currently working at IIT Bombay on strengthening the interface between academia, corporates, and the startup ecosystem to enable programmatic translation of academic research to real world solutions.  In his prior role he was CEO & MD of one of the world’s largest technology services firms and was responsible for driving growth, strategic transformation, and long-term value creation. 

Rajesh believes in creating diverse and inclusive teams that encourage creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.  He is passionate about driving change in organizations through a culture of self-respect, continuous learning, and market focus.  He believes that the nature and pace of change sweeping across the world requires greater collaboration between all stakeholders to ensure equitable and sustainable progress.