Krishna Prasad

If there is one phrase that describes KP's passion, it would be "Public Policy". His definition: "a Policy that empowers and empathises with the Public. Over the last few years, KP has invested his energies into blending his understanding of technology and business with his personal mission of empowering ordinary citizens reap the benefits of democracy, by helping democratize opportunities and resources. He launched a platform Phone2vote that has been relentlessly working towards building a bridge of trust between lawmakers and the citizenry. using simple, accessible technology such as voice messages.

Over the years, several thousand citizens have used Phone2Vote to literally voice their concerns directly to the lamakers and many leading politicians have used this technology platform for better governance. The platform has found mention in the assembly proceedings of the South Indian state of Kerala and has also obtained initial approval in the Indian Parliament as a constituency management system to be used by national law-makers. Prior to this, over thirty-six years, KP worked in the lending, investment banking and technology sectors both in India and in the US. An engineer from Osmania University and an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, KP started his career with ipro before moving into financial services with companies Such as Nagarjuna Finance and ITC. He held balance sheet and profit centre responsibilities for these businesses.

After twenty-seven years in India, KP shifted his career to the Us where for close to a decade, he helped grow the business for two technology startups, one that builds customer Loyalty Management Solutions (SIxth Sense) and another that helps companies improve their Data Quality. Migration and Governance processes (Utopia Inc.) Empowering citizens with a consent-management platform and enterprises with a data governance platform: these are the two goals that KP is tirelessly leading us towards fulfilling.