Rakesh is the Trailblazer Entrepreneurial CEO of an Innovative GCC Company and the founder of pioneering Industry Platform. A seasoned professional with entrepreneurial experience of over 2 decades in GBS/ GCC Advisory & Operations, Business Process Transformation and Technology space. Rakesh is well-recognized in the industry and has been felicitated by leading and reputable media houses as the ‘Young Entrepreneur with difference’, ‘Pioneer’, ‘Thought Leader’, ‘Most Influencing Voice in the Business Service’s space. Rakesh was honoured as the “People’s CEO of the Year” at the 9^th Edition of PeopleFirst HR Excellence Awards in Dubai, and as one of the Top 30 Influential Young Entrepreneurs (2016) by the Insight Success magazine and featured on their cover story, and as India’s Greatest Leaders 2017-18 – ‘Pride of the Nation’.

He has received the ‘Most Promising Business Leader in Asia’ recognition by Economic Times, Times Group. Rakesh has been featured in ET Now at the Economic Times CEO Conclave. He was one of the youngest to be invited as Member Management Council of Delhi Management Association. As the co-convenor at AICC (Australia India Chamber of Commerce Financial Services) (Fintech) National Industry Group, Rakesh champions cross-border collaboration and innovation. Rakesh has been honored with the prestigious recognition by AsiaOne 2 years in a row – ‘Asia’s Greatest Leaders- ASIA-AMERICAS-AFRICA 2023‘ and ‘Asia’s Greatest Leaders 2021-22’ (by AsiaOne & URS Media and Process Reviewers PricewaterhouseCoopers PL). Rakesh hosts the flagship Leadership Talk show by SSF Global – Beyond Boundaries with RS – Let’s Get Real.

In 2019, along with two pioneering leaders, Rakesh founded Quintes Global (QG), which has been recognized as India’s Fastest Growing Brand. QG offers a differentiated & full stack GCC solution for Global and Regional companies with a focus of creating Innovation hubs delivering Business Impact for its customers. This unique model enables clients to get scale benefits, reduce cost & grow profits, and transform fast & end to end. QG is a certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013 organization and has been awarded with the prestigious ‘Great Place to Work’ recognition. Quintes Global won the prestigious ‘NASSCOM SME Inspire Award 2023 – for Growth Leadership in Business Process Management.’

Rakesh founded SSF Global in 2011 as a pioneering industry platform to create/ disseminate knowledge for excellence in GCC and build the ecosystem in Global India, authored several pioneering research reports and books like first-of-its-kind book on GBS/ GCC ‘BPM in Global India – The Inflection Point for Competitive Advantage’. He spots & shapes the Industry Trends and led many customized Transformation initiatives such as GCC & Sourcing Model Strategy, Benchmarking, Location Strategy, RFP & Deal Mgmt., BPR, Offshoring & consolidation opportunities for 15000+ FTEs, leading transitions across F&A, HR, SCM, CLM, IT both in Manufacturing & Services domains.

Rakesh has been part of setting up/ growing 20+ India & Global Centres, and 200+ Transformational engagements delivering business impact of over US$600mn to clients. With a wide exposure to both domestic and international clients and work experience with companies like Espire, CBoP, American Express, Rakesh has worked across the geographies providing transformational leadership in APAC, Japan, North America, Middle East, UK and Europe.

Rakesh not only mentors & coaches his team, as a part of his social responsibilities, he also mentors young leaders from leading Management Institutes. He is frequently invited by various Institutions of repute like IIMs, MDI, IMT, ICAI, Department of Finance and Business Economics (Delhi University), Amity, ACCA, etc. as a Guest Speaker to address the students and share his experiential insights. He is also a regular speaker at established forums like CFO India, ET Insights, on topics ranging from GCC, AI, leadership, business transformation etc. He is an IT Graduate and acquired mgmt. skills from IIM-Calcutta; one of the few leaders globally certified as an Authorized Evaluator by Carnegie Mellon, USA for eSCM and a certified ‘Program Coach’ from Canada.

Thought Leadership Sessions & Media Coverage (few links for reference):

• The Rise of GCC: Building India as a Global Capability Hub
• Create a Brand: How GCCs Build Their Identity – ICAI GCC Summit 2025
• Journey towards Antifragility – The Power of Escape Velocity
• Collaborate to Outperform and Co-create Value
• Future of Finance Summit & Awards 2023
• ET Now at the Economic Times CEO Conclave