Since 1988 Krishnan has been in Silicon Valley, working with both startups and established technology companies focused on systems, web applications, and software security. Most of his professional focus has been in product management and marketing,
He is currently Director in the Global Sales Development organization at ServiceNow.

In addition to his current role at the Fung Institute at UC Berkeley, he has also been an active undergraduate mentor at MIT over the past several years. He is on the advisory board for the MIT Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program.

Krishnan received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as a graduate degree from the Sloan School of Management, all from MIT.