Gopichand Katragadda, CTO of Tata Group

In this interview, Gopichand Katragadda, CTO of Tata Group, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include:

His role as the within Tata, and his mandate as the first CTO of the organization
The ways in which he has pursued the goal of shifting the organization to become one of the 10 most technologically innovative companies in the world
The structure he has set between members of his team at the group level and on a company-by-company level
Areas of innovation that he has pursued
The extent to which he has focused on the Indian market compared to the global market
His role at General Electric India’s technology center, and how he has leveraged talent processes in India across the global reach of the company
The rise of Indian education and his diverse set of hobbies including film, writing, and music development

Among other topics, Gopichand discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:

His role as the within Tata, and his mandate as the first CTO of the organization
The ways in which he has pursued the goal of shifting the organization to become one of the 10 most technologically innovative companies in the world
The structure he has set between members of his team at the group level and on a company-by-company level
Areas of innovation that he has pursued
The extent to which he has focused on the Indian market compared to the global market
His role at General Electric India’s technology center, and how he has leveraged talent processes in India across the global reach of the company
The rise of Indian education and his diverse set of hobbies including film, writing, and music development

Gopichand Katragadda’s Biography

Dr. Gopichand Katragadda is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Tata Group, a large multinational company, headquartered in Mumbai, India.  Tata Group grosses more than one hundred billion dollars in revenue annually.  As Tata Group’s first Chief Technology Officer, Gopichand is responsible for technology at the group level, managing research & development operations, and creating cross-company synergies from a technology and innovation standpoint.

Prioir to joining Tata Group, Gopichand served as the Managing Director of the General Electric Technology Center in India, where he led a technology team of more than 5,000 engineers and scientists.  He also previously served as Vice President of research and development of Karta Technologies and was an adjunct professor at the University of Texas.

Gopichand received his masters and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa State, and he was selected as a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology in 2014.