Jerry Rao
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Jaithirth Rao also known as Jerry Rao, is an India
n businessman and former CEO of the software company MphasiS
.
Rao was born in Bangalore
and is an alumnus of Loyola College in Chennai
, Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and the University of Chicago. Rao held several positions in Citibank
prior to his founding MphasiS in 1998. In a banking career of over 20 years, he served with Citi and its parent Citicorp in various capacities in Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. He was Head of the Development Division of Citicorp and Chairman and CEO of Transaction Technologies Inc., based in California. Earlier, he was Country Head for Consumer Banking in India, where he was primarily responsible for building one of the bank’s Asian retail and credit card franchises. When he left Citicorp, Rao was part of Citi’s Operating Review Group – the top 50 managers in the company. In 1998 Rao started Mphasis Corporation, a software company based in California, which subsequently merged with BFL Software in 2000 to form Mphasis-BFL with twin headquarters in Santa Monica, California, and Bangalore, India.
Rao is actively involved with the Confederation of Indian Industry and with the Government of India’s Software Technology Park initiatives, and has been Chairman of India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies – NASSCOM
. MphasiS Vice Chairman Jeroen Tas and Mr. Rao were named the Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year 2004' for the New York region, which followed his being similarly awarded in India two years previously. In 2005, the Government of the Indian state of Karnataka honoured him with the prestigious Rajyotsava Award. Rao is a regular writer and speaker. His many areas of interest include technology strategy, customer relationship management (CRM), financial services, and e-commerce – a subject on which he has testified before the US Congress. A published poet, he is reportedly working on a second book of poems and a historical novel set in the 16th Century. He writes a regular opinion column for the Indian newspaper, the Indian Express, and teaches occasionally at IIM-A, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
- IIT Bombay as well as for the Sujaya Foundation. Rao is married with three children and lives in Mumbai
, India.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n businessman and former CEO of the software company MphasiS
MphasiS
MphasiS , a unit of Hewlett-Packard Co., is an information technology services company based in Bangalore, India. MphasiS is certified with ISO 9001:2008, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and is assessed at CMMI v 1.2 Level 5.It is the sixth largest IT company in India with more than 38,000 employees as of 2010...
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Rao was born in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and is an alumnus of Loyola College in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and the University of Chicago. Rao held several positions in Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
prior to his founding MphasiS in 1998. In a banking career of over 20 years, he served with Citi and its parent Citicorp in various capacities in Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. He was Head of the Development Division of Citicorp and Chairman and CEO of Transaction Technologies Inc., based in California. Earlier, he was Country Head for Consumer Banking in India, where he was primarily responsible for building one of the bank’s Asian retail and credit card franchises. When he left Citicorp, Rao was part of Citi’s Operating Review Group – the top 50 managers in the company. In 1998 Rao started Mphasis Corporation, a software company based in California, which subsequently merged with BFL Software in 2000 to form Mphasis-BFL with twin headquarters in Santa Monica, California, and Bangalore, India.
Rao is actively involved with the Confederation of Indian Industry and with the Government of India’s Software Technology Park initiatives, and has been Chairman of India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies – NASSCOM
NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas....
. MphasiS Vice Chairman Jeroen Tas and Mr. Rao were named the Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year 2004' for the New York region, which followed his being similarly awarded in India two years previously. In 2005, the Government of the Indian state of Karnataka honoured him with the prestigious Rajyotsava Award. Rao is a regular writer and speaker. His many areas of interest include technology strategy, customer relationship management (CRM), financial services, and e-commerce – a subject on which he has testified before the US Congress. A published poet, he is reportedly working on a second book of poems and a historical novel set in the 16th Century. He writes a regular opinion column for the Indian newspaper, the Indian Express, and teaches occasionally at IIM-A, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management is the school for management education and research in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay...
- IIT Bombay as well as for the Sujaya Foundation. Rao is married with three children and lives in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India.