Karthik Krishnan

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Karthik Krishnan
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality
  • Indian
  • American
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • professor

Karthik Krishnan is an Indian-American business executive and the former global chief executive officer (CEO) of Britannica Group. [1][2] He is an adjunct professor at Stern School of Business, New York University.[3] He is on the board of Britannica Knowledge Systems, which provides training management solutions to airlines and defense industries. An NACD-certified board director,[4] Karthik was profiled by the Financial Times' Agenda Week in their Diversity 100 publication.[5]

Early life and education[]

Krishnan was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling at G.K Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Ambattur, and T.I. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ambattur. He went to Coimbatore Institute of Technology and graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in engineering. In 2006, he received his master's degree in business administration from Stern School of Business, New York.

Career[]

He started his career as a software engineer working on the emerging internet applications and then moved on to work as a digital strategy and transformation consultant for Rodale, Inc..

In 2006, Krishnan joined RELX (formerly Reed Elsevier) as Vice President of Interactive Media and Sales. He then went on to lead the channel at Elsevier, Inc. as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Global Pharma Business and e-commerce, and finally led its Global Clinical Reference & Workflow business.

He joined Britannica in November 2017.[6][7][8] He introduced Britannica Insights, a Google Chrome browser extension,[9] and then Britannica School Insights,[10] which supplied comparable content for subscribers of Britannica’s online classroom solutions and a partnership with YouTube on various conspiracy theories at the platform.[11]  

Britannica LumieLabs was launched in early 2019 and won the Teacher's Desire award for Classroom. LumieLabs helps students become "digital storytellers".[12]

Krishnan launched Guardians of History in the fall of 2019 . It is a voice and AI-driven choose-your-own-adventure for kids. This resulted in Britannica being recognized as a Top 20 brand in voice innovation.[13]    

Krishnan has also authored published articles on various technology and education-based topics.[14][15] He has been listed among the Top 100 global influencers in EdTech by EdTech Digest.[16]

Published articles[]

World Economic Forum

Forbes

The Hill

IMD

References[]

  1. ^ "Jorge Cauz Named CEO of the Britannica Group" (Press release). Encyclopedia Britannica Group. 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Jorge Cauz". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Professor, -Adjunct Assistant. "NYU Stern - Karthik Krishnan - Adjunct Assistant Professor". www.stern.nyu.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "NACD Certified Directors". NACD Certification.
  5. ^ "The Diversity 100" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Indian-American Karthik Krishnan appointed CEO of Encyclopedia Britannica Group". www.connectedtoindia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ Trueman, Charlotte (29 April 2019). "Encyclopedia Britannica CEO explains how he works with his CTO and CPO". CIO. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "Indian American Karthik Krishnan Named Global CEO of Encyclopaedia Britannica Group". India West. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. ^ February 3, Michael Vizard on; 2020 (3 February 2020). "Concentric Applies Deep Learning Algorithms to Data Security". Security Boulevard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "How does Britannica remain relevant after 250 years in business?". WGN Radio 720 - Chicago's Very Own. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Karthik Krishnan, Official Member of Forbes Councils". Forbes Councils. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Argentina's Education Ministry and Encyclopaedia Britannica Partner to Enable Remote Learning". PRWeb. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ Inc, Merriam-Webster (9 December 2019). "Samsung collaborates with Britannica and Merriam-Webster to bring On This Day and Word of the Day to Samsung's Family Hub Smart Refrigerators". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ^ Smith, R. J.; Bryant, R. G. (27 October 1975). "Metal substitutions incarbonic anhydrase: a halide ion probe study". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 66 (4): 1281–1286. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(75)90498-2. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 3.
  15. ^ Learning, Britannica Digital. "Addressing the curriculum needs and challenges of new Ofsted Inspection framework". FE News. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  16. ^ Wiesmann, U. N.; DiDonato, S.; Herschkowitz, N. N. (27 October 1975). "Effect of chloroquine on cultured fibroblasts: release of lysosomal hydrolases and inhibition of their uptake". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 66 (4): 1338–1343. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(75)90506-9. ISSN 1090-2104. PMID 4.

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