Karthik Balakrishnan Email & Phone Number

Innovative, influential and decisive technocrat, with hands-on, global expertise in leading large teams through multi-year, multi-million dollar complex and strategic transformations through the adoption of emerging technologies, ushering a data driven culture and achieving progressive and sustained growth.Established innovation competencies and led productization for SaaS technology stacks from concept to market adoption, through a combination of hands-on expertise and mentoring R&D, product and delivery teams, with a keen eye for spotting, nurturing and retaining talent.Achieved significant growth acceleration spanning people, processes and technologies by straddling across multiple teams and competencies and tactfully aligning cutting-edge technology with long-term strategic goals.Recognized leader and speaker in the community through numerous speaking engagements from keynotes to panels, with a focus on disambiguating complex technology and exploring possibilities, helping technology adoption and acceleration, understanding socio-economic impacts of emerging technologies, regulation and innovation.Mentoring newly arrived Canadian immigrants to adapt, acculturize and get gainfully employed.

Listed skills include Emerging Technologies Innovation, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Data Driven Decision Making, and 49 others.