Rohith Gopalakrishna

Country Manager for Embedded Group at AMD

Rohith Gopalakrishna is a seasoned Semiconductor professional with more than 18 years of experience. He is currently the Country Manager for Embedded Group at AMD India, Largest Fabless Semiconductor company in the World. In his current role he is responsible for all of AMD’s Embedded Business in India which includes CPU, GPU, FPGAs and SoC across diverse vertical markets like Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Automotive, 5G, Datacenter etc. He is also responsible for Partnership program, Start-up Incubation & University Programs at AMD India. Rohith joined Xilinx (now part of AMD) in 2015 & is an active member of IESA (Indian Electronics & Semiconductor Association) and is closely involved in several Govt. initiatives like Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge, SMDP and TSDSI India 5G Initiative etc. Prior to this role, he worked at Texas Instruments US, India from 2007-2015 in several roles in Application Engineering & Business management. Rohith received an Executive Management Degree from IIM Kozhikode and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from PESIT, Bangalore. Rohith is an avid Volleyball player, Long distance cyclist and Classical Carnatic musician.