A Graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a Post Graduate in Business Administration from the globally reputed Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. He also holds a PhD in Shipping. Dr. Krishna Prasad has 35 years’ experience in various facets of commercial shipping. He has hands-on experience in Shipbroking, Ship-operations and Ship Management.

He started his career with the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). After nearly 10 years with SCI, he moved on as the Country Representative in India for M/s Puyvast Chartering bv, Holland, a regular Liner operator out of India. In 1999, he joined the ship management arm of the Sharaf Group in Dubai. He later became the Managing Director of M/s Huadao Shipping Dubai, a fully owned subsidiary of BM Shipping Group of Italy, heading their operations in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. During his tenure, Huadao Shipping expanded its market share in the region remarkably. In late 2006, he joined Tradex Marine Global as a Director on Board. Presently, he is the Managing Director of Aster Marine Cargo Dubai, a company focusing on Shipbroking, Project Cargo Logistics and Consultancy. He is also an adviser to Shipfinex, an AI based platform trying to transform Ship Sale and Purchase.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, London. He is a founder member and Branch Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, East India Branch. He is an Ex-officio Committee Member of the ICS Middle East Branch and is a member of the Executive Council and Controlling Council of the Institute globally. He has also served as a member of the Education and Training Committee of ICS. He is also Vice Chair of the Commission on Customs & Trade Facilitation of the International Chamber of Commerce UAE.

Dr. Krishna Prasad has presented papers in many renowned International Shipping Seminars and Conferences. He has also been a visiting faculty in many Institutes and Universities, in India and in Dubai. He also conducts corporate training programmes and has undertaken consultancy assignments to many companies in India, Europe and the Middle East.