Shankar Krishnan
About Shankar Krishnan
Shankar Krishnan is the Cofounder of PromptArmor, focusing on Gen AI Security and Compliance in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Company
Shankar Krishnan is the cofounder of PromptArmor, a company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. PromptArmor has a focus on Gen AI Security and Compliance. Krishnan is actively involved in the company's hiring processes and emphasizes transparency in communication, particularly with email correspondence indicating that they are 'written by an LLM'.
Title
Shankar Krishnan serves as the Cofounder at PromptArmor. He has held this leadership role since 2023 in the San Francisco Bay Area. His responsibilities include overseeing the company's focus on Gen AI Security and Compliance and actively participating in hiring processes.
Professional Background
Shankar Krishnan has extensive experience in strategy, finance, and vendor management. His previous roles include Head of Strategy and Finance, Vendor Management & Procurement Lead, and Chief of Staff at Snappr. He has also worked as a Strategy Analyst at Accenture Strategy and had brief stints at Tesla and Observe, Inc. His career spans various operational and strategic roles in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Education and Expertise
Shankar Krishnan studied Data Science and Economics with a concentration in Human Behavior and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also attended Y Combinator, achieving W24. His educational background supports his expertise in strategic roles and his unique approach to leveraging data science in business operations.
Early Career Roles
Shankar Krishnan's early career roles included internships and analyst positions that laid the foundation for his expertise in strategy and product development. He worked as a Corporate Strategy & Tech Ventures Intern at Equinix, as a Strategy Consultant at TaskRabbit, and as a Research Analyst at Champion Briefs. Additionally, he held a Product Intern position at Qalaxia, also located in the San Francisco Bay Area.