Dr. Krishna Kumar Nallur is an experienced professional with over 30 years of expertise spanning technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He has worked across academia, start-ups, and industry, with a focus on creating value through technology-driven business solutions.

At the Singapore Management University (SMU), he launched the university’s first start-up accelerator and designed the Entrepreneurship Immersion Programme—initiatives that led to the formation of over 30 start-ups and helped entrepreneurs secure early-stage funding.

As Senior Associate Director at SMART (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology), he supported the commercialization of high-potential research, contributing to over 10 spin-off ventures. He co-authored Adaptive Innovation™ – An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Technology Innovation and developed executive programmes such as the Advanced Certificate in Technopreneurship.

He also served as CEO of Speedcargo Technologies, a logistics tech company, where he led business strategy and commercialisation efforts.

Dr. Nallur holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (Innovation) from SMU, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from TAPMI, and a Bachelor’s degree in Science from St. Joseph’s College.

His areas of academic and professional interest include Marketing, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.