About

Krishan Gupta is a highly accomplished senior executive with over 20 years of experience in defining and aligning business and IT strategies, institutionalizing technology, project and program management practices, and leading the delivery of large-scale software products and projects. Currently serving as the Vice President and Head of Engineering at Cvent, Krishan has exceptional skills in designing, developing, and implementing large internet-based applications and enterprise content management systems. Krishan's experience includes developing large applications using micro-services architecture, coupled with data analysis skills, system architecture definition skills, project management skills, and client management skills. He has a significant track record of conceptualizing and designing technology solutions to help organizations keep pace with changes in internal and external factors. Krishan has a lean startup mindset with past entrepreneurial experience and a high degree of comfort with ambiguity. He has built a strong, lean, and agile engineering culture that drives best practices and achieves business objectives. Krishan is a team player with significant experience in managing global stakeholders, influencing executive leadership, collaborating with business stakeholders, and direct interactions with clients. Krishan's specialties include building high-performing organizations, acquiring and nurturing high-potential talent, leading large global teams, and creating a high-performance culture. He has also embedded innovation into everyday product development and thinks strategically while staying on top of tactical execution. Krishan's past experience includes serving as the Associate Vice President and Director of Product Development at Cvent. He was instrumental in building highly scalable and easy-to-maintain large-scale distributed systems and driving a strong, lean, and agile engineering culture that drives best practices and achieves business objectives. Krishan has also worked closely with HR in the area of talent acquisition and employer branding. Krishan holds an executive course degree in leading and management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. His tech stack includes senior software engineer and microservices. With 23.04 years of relevant experience, Krishan is a highly credible and respected leader who has built strong relationships in a global, multi-cultural environment.