Manish Krishnan
Current Position
Senior Advisor, Nagarro
Founder, Plaksha University
Education
Columbia University (MBA)
BITS Pilani, India (BTech)
Bio
Manish Krishnan is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Nagarro, a digital product engineering firm listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Previously, he was Managing Director at Nagarro. In 2021, Nagarro acquired ATCS Inc., a global IT consulting firm founded by Manish. ATCS delivers digital and analytics solutions to Fortune 500 clients across pharmaceuticals, healthcare, finance, and automotive sectors, with offices in six countries.
Manish is also Chairman of the Board at Quintype Technologies, an AI-powered digital experience platform for news and media publishers. Quintype is a subsidiary of Quint Digital Limited (QDL), India’s premier digital media technology company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the Board at ListenFirst Media, a New York-based social media analytics and insights platform supporting Fortune 500 companies in media, entertainment, gaming and other industries.
As a mentor in the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) AI stream at the University of Toronto, Manish actively guides startups, helping them scale and succeed in the competitive tech landscape.
Beyond business, Manish is deeply committed to philanthropy. He serves on the Board of the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration in New York, a distinguished non-profit focused on curing blindness through transplantation. He is also leading the development of Altrus HealthCare for Women and Children in India, a hospital dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare for women and children, with a mission to support underprivileged communities.
Manish holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from BITS Pilani, India. He has also completed the Executive Education Program on Leading Professional Service Firms at Harvard Business School. In recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements, he was named ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year (New Jersey)’ in 2021.
