Senapathy Gopalakrishnan

Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, popularly known as Kris Gopalakrishnan, is Chairman of Axilor Ventures, a company supporting and funding startups, was former executive vice chairman of Infosys, a global consulting and IT services company based in India. He is also one of its seven founders

• Cofounder of Infosys Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan retired from the company in 2014.
• He occupied various positions at Infosys including that of CEO and vice-chairman.
• Since his retirement he has personally invested in a slew of startups through his business incubator Axilor Ventures and some venture funds.
• Gopalakrishnan has also funded and created Itihaasa, a digital app that chronicles the evolution of India’s IT industry.