Kunal Krishna

Col Kunal Krishna (Retd) has joined IIHS after 24 years of military service. Kunal has
worked with a vast multitude of terrains and challenging tasks. He has extensive
leadership and project management experience in infrastructure development and
project management. He is an alumnus of a number of prestigious institutions like National
Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, College of Military
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Indian Institute of
Management, Mumbai.
Apart from 13 years in combat engineering roles, Kunal is a structural engineer and
has designed numerous complex military and civil structures, including high rise residential
buildings for the military. He has successfully led large infrastructure projects for the
military, including data centres, protective structures and transport infrastructure. He
has been awarded with appreciations and commendation cards recognising his
devotion to duty. He has been awarded with the Brig NB Grant Gold Medal for the best
published technical paper on design of sacrificial cladding against impact loads and the
Maj Gen Harkirat Singh Gold Medal for innovative execution of slope protection
works in higher reaches of Uttarakhand.
He has also tenanted appointment at Commander Works Engineers where he led
four engineering divisions (Garrison Engineers) where his team executed a number of
infrastructure and residential projects. There he was instrumental in introducing
smart metering and solar power generation projects in multiple locations. Kunal has
also led some strategically important projects of national importance in both
project management and strategic planning roles.
Kunal is now working at IIHS as Head of Campus Development and will lead the planning,
development and execution of campus infrastructure ensuring that it reflects the
institute’s vision of a sustainable, resilient and state-of-the-art campus with all modern
amenities, displaying excellence in urban practice.