Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar

Founder & CEO, Simplilearn

A serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, Mr. Kumar has a successful track record of building new ventures. He imagined the need for constant reskilling and lifelong learning way before it got established as the only way for professional advancement. Simplilearn’s humble beginning as a blog to one of the largest global players in professional certification training is a testimony of his vision, grit, and execution. It is his passion for learning and doing things differently than honored him as one of the most influential business leaders. He was awarded the CEO of the year in 2016 by The CEO Magazine and was identified as Fortune 40 Under 40 leader three years in a row. He was also part of Economic Times 40 under 40 business leaders.