Gopal Krishna G S S

About Gopal Krishna G S S

As a Segment Business Head for the North America region at Tata Consultancy Services, Gopal oversee the Go-to-Market strategy, business development, sales and outreach program initiatives within the Education Segment. His focus lies in delivering innovative education services and platforms, as well as IT and domain solutions, tailored to meet the needs of this dynamic market. With over two years in this role, he contribute to strengthening TCS\'s presence in the education segment by applying a deep understanding of B2B and B2C marketing, as well as key account management. In earlier role, he was managing India, Japan, UK and Bhutan markets in terms of Market understanding, Sales, Pre-Sales, Business requirements and Product innovations in Higher, Skills, Technical and School education Segment. He is involved as Governing Board/ Advisory Board/ Advisory Council/ Strategic Advisory Board Member/ Board of Studies/ Leadership Mentor/ Advisor/ Jury Member of prestigious Institutions and Business Schools like XIMB, XLRI, NMIMS, Rajalakshmi School of Business, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Indian Dental Association, ICFAI University to name a few. He was also Expert Member-Examination Reforms Committee of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education from April 2022 till March 2024.Gopal also spares some time for Visiting Faculty/ Guest Speaker/ Jury Member at Institutes likes of ISB Mohali, XLRI Jamshedpur-Delhi, XIMB, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Raipur, IIM Jammu, IIM Indore, MDI Gurgaon, Sri Sri University, GITAM Deemed to be University, O P Jindal Global University, Mark Haven (The Marketing Society of University of Delhi).Gopal is a Keynote Speaker and Expert Panel Member at various forums like Indian School of Business, Delhi School of Economics, OTV Foresight, APSCHE, TSCHE, Indian Dental Association, Rotary International, IIT Madras Alumni Association, British Council, Deakin University Australia, University of California Santa Cruz, AIIMA, etc.Gopal holds an M.Tech from BITS Pilani and an PGDM from XIMB. He has alo completed Tata Group Executive Leadership Seminar (TGELS) from University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Gopal has been honored as a Distinguished Alumni by XIMB, securing a place in their Hall of Fame. Additionally, Gopal has received recognition from Jamshedpur Co-operative College as a Distinguished Alumni, and from BITS Pilani as a Notable Alumni. Gopal is also a Chartered Engineer (India) and hold Fellowships with IETE, ISROSET, and IIE, in addition to being a Senior Member of

Experience

1. Segment Business Head - North America

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Jan 2023 — Present · Edison, NJ, US

   Heading Education Segment under Major Markets Unit for North America geography in terms of redefining Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Development and Sales for Education Services and Platform, IT and Domain services.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  M.Tech, Computer Software Engineering

• Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)

  MBA, Marketing

• Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi

  PhD , Marketing (In Progress)

  2019 — 2027

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Tata Group Executive Leadership Seminar (TGELS)

Skills

• Market Research
• Soft Skills
• Store Management
• Product Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Analysis
• B2b Marketing
• Marketing Research
• Key Account Management
• Training
• B2c Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Retail Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Vendor Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Multi-Channel Marketing
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Services Marketing
• Business Alliances
• Channel Partners
• Institutional Marketing
• Team Management