Executive Director


For the last 14 years of his journey, Dr Krishna Athal has served national and international organisations in leadership positions. A recipient of numerous leadership awards, Dr Krishna is currently the Executive Director of YUVA. He also leads the operation of the YUVA Academy, under which three speciality schools have been established – School of Leadership, School of Entrepreneurship, and School of Humanities.

Dr Krishna likes to think, write and talk about Leadership, Education, Entrepreneurship, Management, and Decision-Making. This has led him to study these topics more profoundly, write about them as a weekly columnist in the Times of India, and speak about them at numerous universities, including Michigan State University, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, TISS, NM College, SJJT University and Wilson College.

Dr Krishna has a Diploma in Community Leadership from TAFE Australia, a distinction bachelor’s degree in leadership from Edinburgh, UK, an MBA in leadership from York, UK, a postgrad in Executive Leadership from Oxford, UK and a PhD in leadership from India.

Email: hello@krishnaathal.com