Shalini S. Gopalkrishnan, MBA, DBA 404-218-6209 ShaliniSGopal@gmail.com PROFILE International academician and entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience in Academics, management consulting, entrepreneurial endeavors and training in the private corporate sector. Bilingual, self-motivated with expertise in social entrepreneurship, analytics and technology Leverages additional expertise in social entrepreneurial endeavors, small business development, business analysis, design thinking, corporate management, and leadership training to present the full spectrum of business entities with real life examples. United States Citizen. Academic Positions: 2018- Menlo College, V. Professor 2018- Middlebury College, V. Professor, MBA 2015-2017 Menlo College, CA: A. Professor 2015-2017 UC Santa Cruz Extension Professor 2014-present Rollins College Professor/ EDBA coach 2011-present GSU- EDBA 2011-present Valencia College: Professor 2001-2010 Various educational institutes In WI, GA, FL 1997-2000 TMTC (Training institute for the largest Business in India) India, 1993-1997 SPJIMR, (Top 10 Business college India) India: Professor, MBA Others: 1991-2000 Internet Entrepreneur 1987-1992 Consultant with A F Ferguson and co. (part of Deloitte now) 2011-2015 Co-Founder Lexion Global Education DBA MBA BS University of Florida, Dissertation Committee: Dr. Morris and Dr. Pathak. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta University of Mumbai Mathematics/ Statistics
Publications, Conferences Published in Journal of Organizational Philosophy The Role of Humor in Startup Success: The Mediating Role of Team Performance. Vol. 17, Iss. 3, (Sep 2017): 9-23. Paper on Role Play For Recruiting An Employee For A Startup published in the Experiential Entrepreneurship Exercises Journal, 2017. Paper on Brain Writing to solve Tough issues published in the special issue of the Experiential Entrepreneurship Exercises Journal, 2017. Paper at USASBE 2018 Visualization of data Los Angeles. Published in American journal of management "A new resource for social entrepreneurs: Technology." American Journal of Management 13.1 (2013): 66. Invited to publish Emotional Gaming For Social Issues by the Journal of Organizational Psychology for their summer issue. Poster at EDBA conference Paris, September 2016 on Universal Basic Income and Entrepreneurship Paper at the Berlin CSR conference, September 2016 on Drivers of National Differences on Corporate Social Responsibility: the role of dominant ethical thought. Paper at CSR Brussels Seminar June 2016 The effect of aspirational pledges on innovation in CSR Chapter in Book on women leaders By Palgrave Mc Millan end 2017, Under review Emerging Topic Impact Big data as a tool for entrepreneurs in Discovering new opportunity at USASBE 2016 Interactive Teaching Exercise Head Heart Hustle at USASBE San Diego 2016 Part of the panel on Philanthropy and entrepreneurship at USASBE 2016 Darnell, Jamey, and Shalini Gopalkrishnan. "Entrepreneurship Education at the Community College: how to facilitate a comprehensive approach." United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Conference Proceedings. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 2016. Poster presentation on Can Compassion be an effective management tool to improve profitability? EDBA conference Baltimore 2015 Proceedings and Paper presentation at the AOM conference in Vancouver in 2015 Business without employees? Leveraging Solopreneurs for Startups Presented a Caucus on Social entrepreneurship governance through Benefit Corporations at Vancouver, AOM 2015 Presented at PRESDA conference Hiroshima Japan 2014 (Cohda)- Sustainability conference: Accepted to GSE 2014 conference in Kuala Lumpur Presented at Tomorrow Conference in Thailand March 2014:Education- Published in Proceedings Presented at ASBE Dallas Fort Worth - 36th Annual conference paper presented Transforming social entrepreneurship: technology and innovation 2010 Published in Proceedings Presented a poster at Telluride - CCARE, Stanford Compassion as a strategic Tool. (2012) Presented a poster on Social entrepreneurship at the SMA conference 2012 Poster presentation at SMA 2012 Agile Methods As A Dynamic Capability:Role Of Non Functional Requirements
Presented at SIERC- Auckland New Zealand, Global Conference Technology as a resource for social enterprises Dec 2011 conference, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre Published in proceedings Presented research findings at UNESCO - UNEVOC Global Conference - Winnipeg, Canada Transforming Lives the Internet Way at the Developing Countries Section. (2002) Research in Progress Darnell, Gopalkrishnan Metrics for Benefit Corporations Darnell, Darnell, Gopalkrishnan Implications of Strategic Orientations: Ethical Leadership in a Public Sector Organization Undertaking an Entrepreneurial Endeavor. Gopalkrishnan Use of cognitive computing (IBM WATSON) to improve discovery for startups Gopalkrishnan Innovative financing Mechanisms to increase rate of social enterprises: Case of SIB, Government VC and Crowdfunding submitted Service and Awards Winner of Excellence in teaching at the xvii experiential classroom in Entrepreneurship September 2016 Winner of Global Brainstorm Challenge Global Women s Leadership Alliance: 5 million women change agents improving our world in 5 years. Big Ideas Berkeley 2015, 2016, 2017 : Judge for the contest AOM Orlando 2013: Chaired session on religion in the workplace Assisted with organizing the 5th Biennial Marketing and Public Policy Workshop and Doctoral Seminar in June 2012 Participated in the Caucus on Nascent Social Entrepreneurship at the Academy of Management Conference in Orlando. Reviewer for EAM conference Managing in the global economy India 2011. Reviewer for AOM 2015,2016 USASBE 2016, 2017 Part of SIG to increase practitioner access to AOM Entrepreneurship SIG Communication Team Keynote Speaker on Doing Well by doing good Central college Ocala, 2015 Analytics for a NSF funded project on STEM interest CAREER HISTORY Internet Entrepreneur, freelancemoms.com Founder Introspect : Analytics firm Senior Consultant and Consultant, AF Ferguson and Company(Part of Deloitte) Associate Professor of Management and IT SPJ Institute of Management and Research Corporate Trainer, Tata Management Training Center (India), Doctoral Program Coach Rollins College, January 2014 Present A Professor Rollins college August 2014- May 2015
Professor, Valencia College, July 2012 Present A. Professor, Menlo College, 2015-Present A. Professor, UC Santacruz Ext. March 2016- Present PROJECTS IN MANAGEMENT Led Collaboration with Aptech and SPJAIN Institute to create a partnership and a graduate level 2-year program. Created new initiative of training Doctoral students in statistics. Worked with several CEO s in India as a Consultant. Worked on projects for World Bank, ADB and USAID in areas of social development. Provided Technology inputs for the Bombay Mothers & Children Welfare Society, for the projector based classroom Part of the team for GIS- public spending as part of Coders for Orlando. Created a 5-year district plan for development for one of the largest districts in India. Functioned as a Corporate Trainer, conducting training programs on strategic management and integrating technology for middle / senior management at large corporate organizations, including Godrej GE (General Electric affiliate), Siemens, Philips (European consumer electronics conglomerate), Larsen, and Toubro. Designed and presented lecture, case studies, and technical presentation materials in a workshop format for up to 30 per class. Created a two-year MBA program in IT for a top ten Business Management College in India. Generated strategic inputs to set up operations in India for Dun & Bradstreet, consulting on start-up operations. Founded Introspect, a data collection analysis and consulting firm to create primary and secondary databases Created and ran an entrepreneurship portal for women s economic empowerment in India.(freelancemoms.com) Co-Founder, Lexion Global Analytics Consulting EDUCATION / AFFILIATION University of Florida, DBA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, Calcutta, India( PGDM-MBA) Affiliated to Sloan School of Management M.I.T.; ST. XAVIER S COLLEGE, Mumbai, India Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics Current Member, Academy Of Management, USASBE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Judge at UC Berkeley Youth Business USA 2015- : mentoring youth entrepreneurs in entrepreneurial ventures DataKind San Francisco Chapter 2015- Public School: Provided after school homework assistance to middle school students. (2011-2012) Junior Achievement: Volunteer for Junior Achievement days in several middle schools in Atlanta (2009-2011); taught personal finance / economics courses to middle and high school students in the program. (2012-13)
Hands on Atlanta:(2006-2010) Hands on Orlando 2012-2013 Page 15 after school homework help: volunteer 2012-13 Girl Scouts Troop Leader (2006-2010) World Affairs Council: Volunteer at Southern Centre for International Services, setting up Africa Event featuring 2,000 students and seminars with Foreign Ministers from several countries. (2008-2009) Big Brother Big Sister: Volunteer school mentor for elementary and middle school students. (2001-2006)