Karthik Krishnan is a CEO with experience building startups and accelerating enterprise value of large public and private companies in EdTech, HealthTech, and Media. He is the former Global CEO of Britannica Group, Venture Chair at Redesign Health, and SVP & General Manager at RELX (Fortune 500) where he led four global businesses: Media, eCommerce, Pharma and Clinical Decision Support. Since 2010, he has been an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business.
Karthik has actively shaped several transformative initiatives including UNICEF’s Youth Skills Development, Revitalizing Harlem (NYC), and transforming NYC public housing residents’ lives through a jobs-plus model for parents and a college pathway model for youth. He also secured regulatory approval to launch a credit union to serve low-income communities. He was recognized by former President Clinton for his leadership in launching the Urban Enterprise Initiative.
Karthik is NACD Directorship CertifiedTM and was recognized for his board work by Financial Times/Agenda in Diversity 100 public company board-ready leaders. On the World Economic Forum Expert Network, he has published articles several topics from ESG to Augmented Intelligence.
Karthik has an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s in engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology.