Karthik Krishnan

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

Karthik Krishnan
Krishnan in 2023
Born	Chennai, India
Nationality	Indian American
Alma mater	(BEng) Coimbatore Institute of Technology (MBA) New York University
Occupations	Businessman professor

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 the 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.^[5]

Career

Krishnan joined Encyclopædia 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]

Krishnan has also authored and published articles on various technology and education-based topics.^[12]