Gopinath Balakrishnan is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in cloud architecture and engineering. Currently serving as a Cloud Architect at Google Cloud since March 2020, Gopinath engages in Networking and Security initiatives for Select accounts, having previously worked as a Customer Engineer focused on helping cloud-native companies migrate their applications to Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google, Gopinath held various positions at Arista Networks as a Proof of Concept Engineer and at HCL Technologies, where responsibilities included serving as a Solution Architect and Group Project Manager, leading significant telecommunications projects and teams. Gopinath's early career involved roles at Intel, where expertise in test engineering for networking products was developed.