Girish Balakrishnan

Solving Workforce challenges using AI, Angel/Seed Stage Investor

Girish Balakrishnan is a seasoned professional with a strong background in product development and launching. He is known for his expertise in re-engineering CRM processes and implementing systems for various organizational functions. Specializing in enterprise systems implementations, Girish has a robust skill set that includes Salesforce automation, Marketing Automation, CPQ, Forecasting, Channel Management, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and custom application development across Software, manufacturing, and higher ed sectors.

With a profound domain expertise in SaaS, Security, Network, high tech manufacturing, and media industries, Girish excels in acquisition integration of systems and personnel for large corporations. His experience in relationship building extends to interfacing with executives, engineers, and analysts in marketing, sales, product management, engineering, finance, and operations departments.

As an experienced manager, Girish has a talent for developing roadmaps for teams, coaching/training, and creating win-win situations that motivate employees to perform at their best. His international exposure includes building and managing teams in the US, India, and Malaysia. Girish is also well-versed in training delivery and career counseling.

Education-wise, Girish studied Computer Science at Stanford University, Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the American College of Dubai, and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He currently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer and Solutions Architect at AccountPal, with previous roles including Chief Technology Officer and Solutions Architect at SocialHire.io, Principal at Cm-Focus LLC, Salesforce Technical Architect at Thomson Reuters, Solution Architect and Development Manager at Inforte, Salesforce and Systems Consultant at Cisco, Solution Architect at Right90, Software Engineering Supervisor, Senior Software Engineer, Advanced Software Engineer, and Product Engineer at Intel Corporation.