S Krishnan

S Krishnan leads India’s national AI strategy as Secretary of MeitY, bringing more than 35 years of experience in public service since joining the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1989. He frames MeitY’s role as a facilitator—coordinating between private companies, academic institutions, research organisations, and international bodies to build a cohesive AI ecosystem.

He advocates an open, balanced, innovation-led, and globally competitive. Krishnan has consistently argued that AI will ultimately create more jobs than it replaces in India. He has engaged with international organisations, including the UN’s Global Digital Compact and GPAI, where India served as chair in 2024.

“If India is to become a developed nation, we must ride the wave of technology, and AI is perhaps the most crucial technology driving that transformation,” he says. A central figure at the India AI Impact Summit 2026—the fourth edition of the global AI gathering after Bletchley Park, Seoul, and Paris—he has supervised the rollout of mandatory AI-content labelling norms for intermediaries and platforms.