About

After graduating from the National Law School of India University in 1996, Thirumalesh Gangappa spent two years as an associate at Singhania & Co. before debuting in his first in-house role at Mphasis. He spent one year at the information technology (IT) solutions provider as legal counsel before moving to Hewlett-Packard, a global IT company. Gangappa spent over four years at Hewlett-Packard, acquiring skills in contractual negotiations, M&A transactions and litigation in the IT realm. A brief stint at another global IT and services company, Oracle India, ended in 2006 when Gangappa was selected to be Google India’s first legal counsel. From his Bangalore office he manages a small team whilst drawing on his extensive experience to support the company in gaining capital funding into Indian subsidiaries and real estate transactions, in addition to his primary role of providing legal support. As Google’s India counsel, Gangappa also sits on the board of directors for a number of its subsidiaries.