Malini Balakrishnan

Malini Balakrishnan is a dynamic and transformational technology leader known for creating technology-enabled new business models and driving IT transformation.

With a strong cross-industry expertise in energy, distribution, and construction, Malini delivers innovative solutions and excels as a change agent in turning around organizations.

She is an executive with full operating, technical, HR and P&L responsibility, skilled at securing stakeholder alignment, funding, and leading enterprise implementations.

Passionate about people management, Malini fosters high-performance cultures and aligns individual work with company missions.

Her strong understanding of technology allows her to provide strategic direction to technical teams and build cross-functional collaborations both internally and externally.

Malini is adept at distilling complexity into simple, business-oriented concepts and is a thought leader and polished speaker known for engaging large audiences.

Her skills encompass team building, enterprise and technology strategy, offshore/near-shore operations, and strategic advisory.

Malini holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta and a Bachelor of Engineering from Anna University.

Her professional experience includes roles such as Chief Information Officer at Borrego Solar Systems, Executive Consultant at Kaiser Permanente, CIO & Executive VP at BMC, and Head of IT at various organizations.