# Raj Krishnamurthy

> Raj Krishnamurthy is the founder and CEO of Freespace, a workplace technology business combining occupancy sensors, software and analytics. He became CEO in its 2015 shift toward connected sensors, following an engineering education and corporate innovation and management roles. Based in Amersham, England, he is also a co-author of Work Made Easy and a board member of Jagriti Yatra, whose Biz Gyan Tree business-plan competition he helped design.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Freespace
- **Organizations:** Freespace, Workplace Fabric Limited, Jagriti Yatra / Jagriti Sewa Sansthan, Enria Limited, Applied Materials, BOC Group, UTC
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, MS in Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, MBA, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Led Freespace’s move into connected occupancy sensors and associated analytics in 2015., Co-authored Work Made Easy with Parthajeet Sarma and John Hoffmire., Credited by Jagriti Yatra with designing its Biz Gyan Tree business-plan competition.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked at Applied Materials, BOC Group and UTC; founded London consultancy Enria Limited, according to Jagriti Yatra’s historical biography.
- **2014** — A Jagriti Yatra yearbook published his essay on innovation and enterprise-led development, identifying him as a board member.
- **2015** — Appointed CEO as Workplace Fabric shifted toward internet-connected workplace sensors, software and analytics.
- **2016** — Published a LinkedIn article announcing the launch of Freespace on 3 May.
- **2021** — Appeared live on Sky News’s Ian King programme discussing office occupancy, according to Freespace’s PR agency.
- **2023** — A filmed walkthrough of Freespace’s Coimbatore office was featured by Blend.
- **2024** — Co-authored Work Made Easy: A Guide to Success in Hybrid Environments, published by Westland Business.
- **2026** — Spoke at PropTech Connect Europe in London on 10 September about data, space, costs and workplace performance.

## Achievements

- Led Freespace’s move into connected occupancy sensors and associated analytics in 2015.
- Co-authored Work Made Easy with Parthajeet Sarma and John Hoffmire.
- Credited by Jagriti Yatra with designing its Biz Gyan Tree business-plan competition.
- Led a workplace technology business described in his 2024 Realcomm biography as serving corporate users in more than 150 cities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined the PropTech Connect Europe workplace panel in London on 10 September. In the company’s 17 September recap, he argued that AI would increase workplace demand and warned about businesses’ difficulty responding to slow change.

## Links

- Website: https://www.afreespace.com/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rajkrishnamurthy1

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Last updated: 2026-10-21