Venkatesh Krishnamurthy is Advisor (Digital) at DAKSHIN, RIS. In this role, he advises on digital policy-making, Digital Public Infrastructure, research and capacity building for Global South Countries. Venkatesh has excelled in various global roles in the Information Technology industry since the year 1995. An alumnus of Aix Marseille University France, (Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures d'Université), he has earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Software Enterprise Management from the Indian Institute of Management,a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Bangalore University, India and a Certificate in French from Alliance Francaise de Bangalore. Prior to joining RIS, Venkatesh has led several global functions, created platforms, products, software applications and developed business, at Fee Plaza, Collaborative Infotech Systems, Yahoo!, Adobe, Aventail, Wipro, Infosys and C-DAC. He has been a Teacher-Researcher / Guest Faculty / Adjunct Faculty since the year 2003, teaching courses at Aix Marseille University, 9 Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, Thiagarajar School of Management and PC College of Engineering, Goa India. He was an invited speaker at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, The University of Michigan Law School USA, Asian Institute of Technology Extension Thailand and many industry events. Venkatesh can communicate in 6 languages with varied degrees of fluency.
He is the author of the following books:
1. "A Comprehensive Guide to ECommerce", ISBN 9789352685998
2. "Create Profitable Products", ISBN 9789352127832, ISBN 9789352127825
3. "Marketing of Information Technology", ISBN 9780070248724, ISBN 9780070152939
4. “Un Guide Complet Du Commerce Électronique” ISBN 9789359130262
5. “Créer des Produits Rentable” ISBN 9789359065878
6. “The Digital Sovereignty of a Nation” ISBN 9789356364066 (to be published)