Venkat Raghavan Gopalan

FOUNDER, Simply.Coach

Origin and history

Born in Chennai, India. Lived for long spells at Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Latvia, Singapore and now settled back in Chennai. Had the opportunity to work with leading companies and smart leaders from around the world.

alumniOf:

XLRI

KnowsLanguage:

English, Tamil, Hindi

hasOccupation:

Vice-President & Partner at IBM

hasCredential:

Certified Marshall Goldsmith Coach for Leaders; Certified Marshall Goldsmith Coach for Teams

Affiliation:

Chartered member, TIE (https://tie.org/)

Current Position in Organization

Co-Founder, Simply.Coach – Responsible for Financials and Sales

Education

Venkat graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering in 1990. In 1992 he got his post-graduation degree in Product Management from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Family

Married with a daughter who is just starting her career as a Management Consultant

Coaching experience

Certified Marshall Goldsmith coach for individuals and teams. Coaching CxOs since 2017. Mentored multiple start-ups under the Stanford Seed Spark program since 2020.