Srikumar Rao, Mindvalley trainer and founder of The Rao Institute

Srikumar Rao

Mindvalley trainer and founder of The Rao Institute

Srikumar Rao, Mindvalley trainer and founder of The Rao Institute

Srikumar Rao is a renowned international speaker, a best-selling author, and an acclaimed MBA lecturer at top business schools like Columbia University and London Business School.

His courses, like The Quest for Personal Mastery Quest at Mindvalley, are highly rated for their impactful content.

Srikumar consults for top executives and companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Johnson & Johnson, focusing on meaning, purpose, performance, and leadership.

A regular contributor to Forbes and Inc., his insights on business strategy and the spiritual dimensions of success are highly valued across various media channels.

Credentials

Srikumar Rao holds a Ph.D. in marketing from Columbia University, a degree in physics from Delhi University, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of motivation and resilience and is known for helping senior executives become more engaged in work as they honor their purpose.

His course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, is the only business school course in the world to have its own alumni association.

His work has been extensively covered across the media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Fortune, Business Week, and dozens more.

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