Colonel Gopal Karunakaran (Retd), an alumnus of
National Defence Academy, Pune was commissioned into
5 KUMAON in 1981. He had a life changing
experience as a company commander in Siachen Glacier.
Besides a stint in the United Nations Mission in Kuwait
and Iraq, he has served extensively in Kashmir, where he
also commanded his unit on the Line of Control from
2000 to 2003. After his Higher Command Course and a
posting in Army HQ MS Branch, he took the unusual
step to take pre mature retirement and join the educational
sector. In 2010, Gopal Karunakaran joined the Shiv
Nadar Foundation as a Director of Shiv Nadar Schools
and in 2014 took over the reins of Shiv Nadar Schools
as the CEO. He spearheads the development of the
schools and helps establish newer benchmarks in
academics, co-scholastic development and pedagogy.
