Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan

Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan is currently an analyst at INSIDE.COM. Prior to this, they worked as a project specialist at Worldwide Security from May 2021 to August 2021. In this role, they led field and supported leadership strategy for a Chief Minister candidate’s 3000km+ walkathon (8 months) daily through route recce, checking branding compliance, influencer identification and key community interactions. Sudarshan also created campaign plans, speech inputs and press packets for daily briefing throughout the walkathon.

Sudarshan has a strong background in research and analysis, having written thorough campaign briefs to set campaign expectations and to ensure there is proper guidance, by providing: goals, key insights, key message(s), target audience and the measures of success. Sudarshan has also designed comprehensive surveys to capture mood of the electorate in different geographies. Sudarshan is skilled in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from multiple points of input (market research, interviews, surveys, etc.), identifying patterns and trends, and writing reports/creating presentations of insights to deliver to the client.

Sudarshan has also proactively led on social media strategy resulting in a 40% increase in followers across social media platforms. Sudarshan has analyzed campaign and program outputs and recommended changes to improve performance of campaigns. Furthermore, they have executed programs end to end from idea generation to post analysis. Sudarshan has developed and maintained effective professional relationships with party leaders and their local cadre. Additionally, they has

Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jeppiaar Engineering College and a Master's Degree in International Production Management from Hamburg University of Technology. Sudarshan also has a certification from Kauffman Fellows in Venture Deals Spring 2021.

Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan reports to Brian Warmoth, Director, Research & Editorial Strategy. Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan works with Nicolas Saravia - Senior Analyst, Karan Chafekar - Analyst, and Vanessa Omeokachie - Business Researcher.