Gopi Krishnaswamy is a former senior executive turned Zen practitioner and mindfulness teacher. Previously a Managing Director at the iconic Silicon Valley design firm IDEO, he has gone beyond the boardroom to study under various Zen masters including living at Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Thailand.
Gopi also teaches Search Inside Yourself – the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program born at Google. Today, he works at the intersection of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and leadership, with a focus on practical, accessible tools for daily life.
As founder of Llama, he helps companies build cultures where wellbeing and high performance go hand in hand. He has trained leaders across five continents, reaching over 100,000 people from organisations such as Deloitte, BCG, Aditya Birla Group, and NASSCOM, and has spoken at global forums including the governments of the UK and Canada.
Gopi’s mission is simple yet radical: to make workplace wellbeing the norm. His previous book, Creativity Unleashed, was published by Bloomsbury.