Dinesh Balakrisnnan

Dinesh Balakrisnnan has a strong and diverse work experience spanning over 14 years. Dinesh currently holds the position of Director, Technology Business Partner at Wall Street English, a role they have held since March 2020. In this role, Dinesh is responsible for developing and aligning the technology strategy with the goals of the company's franchising business. Dinesh also leads the implementation of solutions, collaborates with business partners, and addresses critical business challenges.

Prior to their current role, Dinesh served as the Director, Technology PMO at Wall Street English from January 2018 to March 2020.

Before joining Wall Street English, Dinesh worked at Pearson as the Head of Project Delivery from April 2016 to January 2018. Dinesh also held the position of Technical Project Manager at Pearson from July 2014 to April 2016. Dinesh contributed to the successful delivery of projects during their time at Pearson.

Dinesh began their career at GlobalEnglish in 2009, where they held multiple roles. Dinesh served as an Associate Product Owner from February 2013 to June 2014, where they designed and developed a dashboard for managing users and contracts. Prior to this role, Dinesh was a Team Lead from August 2011 to January 2013, contributing to the development of an enterprise collaborating platform. Dinesh started as a Senior Software Engineer from January 2009 to July 2011.

Dinesh's earlier work experience includes a role as a Software Engineer at Sify from July 2006 to September 2008.

Overall, Dinesh Balakrisnnan has displayed expertise in technology strategy, project management, and software development throughout their career.

Dinesh Balakrisnnan has a Master of Computer Application (MCA) degree from Anna University, which they obtained from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Computer Science from Loyola College from 2003 to 2006. Dinesh also attended Dr.V.G.N School Arakkonam for their high school education from 2001 to 2003. In addition to their formal education, Dinesh has obtained several certifications including SAFe Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc. in August 2016 and October 2015, and Certified Scrum Product Owner from Scrum Alliance in October 2015.