|  Home |  Search by Fee |  Search by Name |  Search by Topic |

Balaji Krishnamurthy

For more information about Balaji Krishnamurthy,

to have us check his booking calendar for availability,

or to schedule a conversation with Balaji directly -

Call us today at  877-234-6086

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Planar Systems from 1999 to 2005, Balaji Krishnamurthy led the company’s transformation from a display component manufacturer to a full-service provider of flat-panel display hardware and software. Annual sales more than doubled under his watch, to $256 million. With a strong track record as a general manager, Balaji earned his stripes in engineering, marketing and general management roles during a 15-year tenure with test-and-measurement device maker Tektronix. At the laboratories of Tektronix and General Electric Co., Balaji had established himself as a world-recognized researcher in various computer and electrical engineering fields of study.

Balaji defines leadership as the product of leverage and legacy. He feels leaders must seek to influence a large number of people over a time long beyond their tenure. He is known for building an intentional culture within organizations that promotes empowerment and logical and critical thinking. He has been nationally recognized on many occasions for his concepts of transparency and stewardship in corporate governance.

Time Magazine recently profiled Balaji as one of 25 influential business leaders worldwide in 2004, and he’s also appeared in publications such as Business 2.0 and the Wall Street Journal. With an incisive intellect and engaging communication style, coupled with an extensive background in science and technology, Balaji has become known for innovative, metric-based solutions to business challenges. For example, he placed himself last in line for payout from Planar’s variable compensation plan, explaining “those with the highest capacity to influence results should be rewarded only if they’ve first discharged their stewardship responsibilities to other stakeholders.” And among the behavioral qualities he daily strives to build into his organization’s culture are “speed and agility,” which he models himself for anyone who tries to keep up with him.

A frequent speaker at industry meetings and conferences, Balaji energetically engages audience on topics ranging from corporate governance and entrepreneurship to overseas technology investment, and is a quick-thinking contributor in question-and-answer formats.

The prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science, in Pilani, India, awarded Balaji his BS and MS degrees in mathematics. He earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1981.

Balaji, 52, resides just outside Portland, Oregon, with his wife Pat and their two teenage sons. As an amateur magician he is always good for a quick card-trick. He has a passion for sports. As he says, “give me a team, rules and a goal; I’m there!”

Areas of Expertise:

• Business
• Change
• Leadership
• Management

Target Audience:

People who are willing to think out of the box, willing to engage and find provocative topics stimulating

Top 3 reasons to have Balaji speak at your next event:

1.  An experienced CEO of a good sized publicly traded corporation recognized by Time & CNN as one of 25 Global Business Influentials.

2.  An engaging and provocative speaker that is likely to cause you to think out of the box.

3.  Very flexible, easy to work with and excels in customizing for a specific audience

Fee Range:

$15,000 + expenses

Balaji's Most Requested Program Titles:

Multinational or Transnational
Decision Making
Executive Compensation
Intentional Corporate Culture
Internal Corporate Governance
Leadership, Leverage, Legacy
Missing Ethic in Corporate America

Testimonials:

“I have never experienced another executive as genuinely interested in learning, and teaching, as Dr. Krishnamurthy.  I have also rarely felt as “intellectually stretched” as I do when in conversation with Balaji.  He is as quick on his feet (and as broadly well-informed) as anyone I’ve met, yet he speaks and acts without a shred of arrogance or intimidation.”  Adam Schmidt, Manager, Business Partners.

“Balaji has a great teaching style.  His analytical approach pushes participants to examine every angle.  He excels at taking abstract qualitative objectives and turning them into conscious choices in strategy and approach.  Balaji’s analytical approach to problem solving forces participants to be comfortable with advocating for either side of an issue, while still holding their own convictions.”  Rob Baumgartner, Director, Desktop Monitors

“Balaji is an extremely energetic and dynamic speaker.  It is impossible not to be engaged when seeing Balaji speak.  There is no such thing as passive listening when Balaji is speaking; he engages the entire audience.  Balaji is an extremely fast thinker and logical debater.  His speaking style pulls you in and compels you to actively participate.”  Joe Selberg, Manager, Planar Systems

“Balaji asks tough questions of his participants and uses his own experiences as a story telling background.  Clarifying issues and topics in a non-threatening way, Balaji clearly increases the level of collaboration and discussions in his presentations.”  Kimmo Karhunen, Managing Director, Orbis

“Lots of presenters bring energy and passion to their presentations.  In addition to these, Balaji brings candor, intellectual integrity and precision.  He has exceptional listening skills, which allow unusually productive interaction with the audience, no matter what the background of the participants.  He has a compelling and persuasive style of delivery without bringing judgement or disrespect of other views.” Eric Dickey, R&D Manager, Research Services

To receive more information, testimonials, packets, and/or a videos

 - or if you would like to talk directly to Balaji Krishnamurthy

about how he would fit with the event you are planning -

Call the staff at OregonSpeakers.com today. 

We will get you all the information you need in order to make

the Right speaker decision for your organization! 

The Right Speaker with the Right Topic at the Right Price

That's what you'll find through OregonSpeakers.com!

(877) 234-6086

info@oregonspeakers.com

OregonSpeakers.com is a division of Successfully Speaking, Inc.