R Gopalakrishnan is an Executive Director with one of the largest Indian business groups - Tata Sons

Tata Sons

Tata Sons is a promoter of the key companies of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in these companies. It was established as a trading enterprise by Group founder Jamsetji Tata in 1868...

, a holding company to one of the largest Indian business groups The Tata Group

Tata Group

Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Tata Group is one of the largest companies in India by market capitalization and revenue. It has interests in communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy,...

.He was educated from the prestigious St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. He has worked with Hindustan Levers Hindustan Unilever for over 31 years before joining the Tata Group.

Author

Gopal - as he is known as - has written two books:

• The Case of the Bonsai Manager
• When the Penny Drops: Learning What's Not Taught
  When the Penny Drops
  When the Penny Drops: Learning What's Not Taught is a book written by R Gopalakrishnan in 2010. In this book Gopal - as R Goaplakrishnan is known - talks about learning and explains how 97% of learning happens informally, on the job...