Anantha Krishna

As sales director, Asia, Krishna supports Guardian Jet clients across the Asia-Pacific region, including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Based in Singapore, he works closely with the firm’s global sales, consulting and technical teams on international fixed-wing and rotorcraft sales and acquisitions.

Krishna brings nearly 10 years of international aviation sales experience and has completed more than $200 million in private jet and helicopter transactions across Asia and the Middle East. His background includes managing transactions involving aircraft original equipment manufacturers, operators, financiers and service providers, as well as coordinating regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

Before joining Guardian Jet, Krishna held senior sales leadership roles at two international aircraft brokerage firms. In those roles, he led multicountry sales initiatives, expanded regional market presence and managed complex transactions on behalf of private and corporate clients, supporting the transaction lifecycle from initial analysis and aircraft selection through contracting and delivery. He also developed and launched the Pioneer Jet Program, an advisory service designed to guide first-time buyers through cost analysis, aircraft selection and ownership planning.

Krishna earned an MBA in aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a bachelor’s degree in materials engineering from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, graduating magna cum laude and cum laude, respectively. He is fluent in English, conversational in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Bahasa Indonesia, and currently learning Mandarin and Arabic.

Outside aviation, Krishna represented Singapore in international cricket for 17 years, beginning in his midteens, an experience that remains a meaningful part of his professional background and a natural point of connection with clients across Asia and Oceania.