Hemant Gopal

Hemant Gopal is a seasoned legal professional currently serving as Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel at Mastercard since January 2016, where leadership includes managing contracts teams in the US and India and acting as the India Site Lead for the Global Business and Shared Services Center. Prior experience includes roles as Director and Manager - Legal at Syntel from July 2014 to January 2016, overseeing the drafting and negotiation of various commercial agreements. Hemant also held positions at Infosys BPO, where responsibilities encompassed managing legal research services, and served as an Assistant Manager at Infosys Knowledge Services, leading operational processes. Early career experience includes contributions as a Quality Analyst at Innodata Isogen, an Attorney Editor at Exactus Corporation, and practice as a Junior Lawyer in a private legal firm. Hemant Gopal holds a BAL LLB from the University of Kerala and completed the General Management Programme for Executives at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.