Chinny Krishna was a cofounder, in 1964, of the Blue Cross of India, arguably the country’s largest and most active animal protection group and is currently its Chairman. He is the founder of FIAPO, the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations and is Chairman Emeritus. He has served for over 10 years as the Vice Chair of the Government of India’s Animal Welfare Board and was an international Trustee of WSPA from 2004 to 2016. He is the Chairman of Aspick Engineering, a firm of high precision fabricators and an elected Fellow of the Indian Institute of Engineers and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.