Manoj Krishnan — CEO
As the Founder and Chief Guidance Officer of The Compass Team, I have dedicated over 15 years to pioneering social impact initiatives that enhance the overall development of students, parents, and teachers. Our flagship programme, HOPES, is India’s first copyrighted comprehensive outreach assessment that integrates psychology, speech language pathology, audiology, and more to address academic, behavioural and health-related needs. This initiative has touched over 45,000 students across 150+ schools, embodying our mission to foster emotional well-being and informed decision-making. Beyond The Compass Team, I also lead efforts as the Founding Citizen of Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI), promoting societal awareness across age groups, and as the Programme Guide of The Fine Tuner, empowering individuals to refine their communication skills. With multiple corporate roles at various levels of the hierarchy backing me for over 32 years and a passion for problem-solving, I also write on a variety of topics from Management to Aptitude Assessment , while advocating for impactful education and social responsibility. As a passionate teacher, I am also an Adjunct Faculty at DDUKK, CUSAT.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Education and Social Impact sectors with extensive experience in Business Development.
Location: Kochi, Kerala, India
Experience: 31 yrs
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Change Management
- Social Responsibility
- Communication
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Sales
- Advertising
- Teaching
- Management
Career Highlights
- Founder of India's first copyrighted outreach assessment program.
- Over 45,000 students impacted through educational initiatives.
- Experienced leader in social responsibility and education.
Work Experience
Aspintor
CEO (1 yr 1 mo)
SRI India Foundation
Founding Citizen (3 yrs 4 mos)
The Fine Tuner
Founder and Programme Guide (8 yrs)
The Compass Team
Founder and Chief Guidance Officer (15 yrs 5 mos)
Medvista Healthcare Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Regional Head-Marketing (1 yr 6 mos)
Mangalam Publications India Pvt Ltd
Deputy Gen.Manager(Advertisement) (2 yrs 2 mos)
ICFAI
Visiting Faculty-Business Management (1 yr)
Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd
Business Development Manager (2 yrs 4 mos)
Sify Ltd
Territory Manager (10 mos)
BPL CELLULAR LTD
Corporate Sales Manager (2 yrs 3 mos)
SWATHI SYSTEMS
CEO (4 yrs 10 mos)
HCL Hewlett Packard
Executive-Sales (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
MBA at Bharathidasan University
Diploma at NIIT
Bachelor of Science at University of Kerala
SSLC at SDV Central School