MR. PRASAD BALAKRISHNAN, HEAD – R&D CRAY SUPERCOMPUTERS SHARES HIS EXPERIENCES AT CHRIST INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LAVASA

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On 29 June 2018, Mr. Prasad Balakrishnan, Head of Research and Development visited Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa to share his insights and experiences with students.

Mr. Balakrishnan spoke on various topics including life, careers and supercomputers, all of which had students completely hanging by his every word. From humble beginnings to creating a successful career, his unique approach towards life and work as well as his whole attitude mesmerized the audience and captivated them so much so that the audience wanted to prolong the talk.

Passion towards life and enjoying what one does in order to create success is something that Mr. Balakrishnan paid key emphasis to. His simple conversational style, along with his in-depth knowledge in various areas of business clearly highlighted to students the importance of bringing desire alongside hard work to achieve their goals and dreams.

Mr. Balakrishnan also spoke on evolving career roles involving coding and supercomputers, and how students must learn to adapt to the ever-changing world.

It was evident that the dedication that he has put into his work and life has contributed to his success, and is a lesson to be learned by all.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER



Mr. Prasad Balakrishnan has nearly 26 years of experience in enabling technology that provided multi-million dollar opportunities and revenue growth in multi-cultural MNC environments. With a strong technical background and excellent understanding of business domains and key technologies, he has successfully leveraged these skills in interacting with clients for business, and technical problem analysis and solution consulting in IT Storage, Telecom, Networking Solutions & Applications, Ecosystem Solutions and Data Security Solutions domains.

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