Viswanath Rao
Chartered Accountant, Business Professional, and CXO in Bangalore, India
A Chartered Accountant, Business Professional, and CXO based in Bangalore, India. with more than two and half decades professional experience spanning geographical boundaries, cultures and management hierarchy, in multi-industry including Technology (product and services) Media & Entertainment, Healthcare Pharma, and Consulting services industry by shouldering various key managerial positions at multinational organizations. In last decade keenly engaged in key leadership roles at start-up companies innovating in the space of AI in Media, cancer research, deep tech, Data Analytics, etc.,
Areas of special expertise include as CFO strategizing investments including fund raising, Global Corporate Finance, M&A (sell side and buy side), Business planning, Coaching CXOs, business revival strategies, and also has a keen interest and is adept at hiring talent for corporates, and nurturing high-performance teams ‘’
Managed portfolios like Human capital, Legal, and Workplace experience in high-growth start-up environments. Serves as an independent non-executive director of a UK listed banking company. Associated with an University as a mentor at the “Campus to Corporate” program for graduating students.
In the last few years, have been mentoring young budding founders to convert their ideas to execution vide start-up ventures predominantly in the Healthcare space. An avid reader and is currently working on authoring a book