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About the Author
Sri M. Gopalakrishna born January 12, 1939, is a retired 1962 IAS officer, management guru, and mentor for civil service aspirants. With degrees in Science and Law, he did the Advanced Management Programme at Banff School of Management, Canada. In the examination for IAS probationers. He has the distinction of scoring 100% in Law paper for IAS probationers. Gopalakrishna is an ace Administrator, consultant, Management Guru and speaker on topics from Vedas and technology and public administration. His lectures on Management, Ethics
and Values are being published as a book which reflects his six-decade career in the civil service, corporate bodies, and post-retirement life.
In Assam, he was Commissioner, Home Department, and Secretary of the Industries and Health departments and CMD of Assam Gas Company.. In Andhra Pradesh, he served as Special Chief Secretary for Industrial Promotion and Commissioner of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. As the Founder and Managing Director of Godavari Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GFCL), he built the project ahead of schedule and within budget. A case study in project Management.
In the Central Government, he was Chairman of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and SCOPE apex body of Central PSES, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Steel and Mines, and Regional Iron and Steel Controller. He chaired several government committees and was Vice- President of the International Lead Zinc Study Group of the UN.
Gopalakrishna was a consultant for UNDP, ADB, and DFID. After retirement, he was Director at the Institute of Public Enterprise and Chairman of AP State Financial Corporation, turning it profitable. He served as an Independent Director on serval listed company boards and is a guest faculty at various institutes.
His home is Choc a bloc with 400 awards, including the Dean Paul H. Appleby Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from HMA and NHRDN. His library has books on philosophy, religion, and management, as well as a calligraphed Indian Constitution.
Gopalakrishna is passionate about mentoring civil service aspirants, promoting his philosophy of “Excel Yourself” to inspire civil services officers, executives and the public.
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