1. Nitin Rakesh grew up in a small town on the outskirts of New Delhi and was active in sports and athletics.
11 Facts About Nitin Rakesh
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Nitin Rakesh completed his schooling from Apeejay School, Faridabad and St Joseph's Convent, graduating in 1989.
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Nitin Rakesh moved to Delhi to earn his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Delhi Institute of Technology DIT.
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Nitin Rakesh completed his Master's in Management Studies from SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai in 1995.
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Nitin Rakesh is an alumnus of Harvard Business School's CEO Workshop.
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From 2002 to 2008, Nitin Rakesh was employed at Syntel in various capacities.
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Nitin Rakesh was promoted to chief executive officer of Syntel's joint venture, State Street Syntel Services, where he led its India operations until 2008.
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Nitin Rakesh was named CEO and President of Syntel, in April 2014.
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Nitin Rakesh was named CEO and Executive Director Mphasis on 29 January 2017.
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In early 2017, Nitin Rakesh was instrumental in the setting up of Mphasis Sparkles, an innovation lab, that offers startups a platform to showcase innovative solutions to large enterprises and incorporate such products into Mphasis solutions.
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Nitin Rakesh is an avid reader and Yuval Noah Harari in one of his favourite authors.