Gautam Balakrishnan

Gautam Balakrishnan is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience across various roles in prominent organizations. Currently serving as Chief Business Officer for SEA at WAISL Limited since October 2023, Gautam previously held the position of Country Leader Sales for Singapore at IBM from October 2021 to September 2023. Gautam's career includes serving as Chief Marketing Officer and Country Director for Singapore and Malaysia at Tata Projects, and Vice-President heading Smart Cities at Tata Projects Limited. Gautam co-founded and led Zest Technologies as Founder and CEO, driving significant growth and transitioning the company to high-end services. Early in the career, Gautam was involved in deploying CDMA mobile networks at Tata Tele Business Services and was recruited into the esteemed Tata Administrative Service. Gautam holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and a BA (Hons) in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce.