Krishnan Narayanan is the co-founder and president of itihaasa Research and Digital, where he studies emerging technologies and innovations. Previously, he was a member of the Infosys Labs Management Council. He is an award-winning author of Against All Odds - The IT Story of India (2022), Empowering India – Ideas for Action by Scientists and Engineers (2023), and The Co-Intelligence Revolution - How Humans and AI Co-Create New Value (2025). Krishnan serves as founding Board member of AquaMAP water centre, advisor to the Global Learning Council, and teaches & researches at IIT Madras and its Centre for Responsible AI. Krishnan holds degrees from IIT Madras and XLRI Jamshedpur.