Biju R Balagopal

Director and Board Member, Prasinus Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
Managing Partner, PlusMatrix Advisory LLP

Biju has 24+ years of industry experience. He has
served organizations viz, BPL Innovision, Bharti Telesoft, Kodiak Networks & Mahindra Comviva. He was the Global Head of Technical Sales and Head of Innovation during his corporate stint. He is a Certified Independent Director. He has a B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and has done his MBA in Finance. He is also a guest faculty for Innovation and Design Thinking at various Universities in Bangalore and Hyderabad. He currently serves as a the State Chairperson, Karnataka and National Convener, CIMSME (Confederation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). He is also the National Chairman for National Initiative for Social, Technological, and Trades Holistic Advancement (NISTTHA), and Director of CoEIIE (Centre of Excellence for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship) and  Global Council for Promotion of International Trade (GCPIT).

Biju is the winner of the prestigious Innovation Consultant of the year in 2017. He has been part of various industry initiatives like SIGILS (Special Interest Group for Indian Language SMS) and TSDSI (Telecom Standard Defenition Society of India) and is an industry speaker.