A British citizen, of Indian descent, aged 58 years. I am a Strategy and innovation, Leadership and Business Transformation specialist who’s many years experience in senior management positions with blue chip companies have demonstrated a creative, thought provoking and challenging mind, working in many industry sectors. I am internationally recognised as a leading strategy and innovation faculty for Hult International Business School and previously for Henley Business School (20 years), having received an award for Outstanding Achievement for Teaching.

Currently Managing Director –Strategic Challenger) – BMC Global Services Ltd Strategy and Change Management Consultancy.

Rakesh has extensive consulting experience of working in the US, Africa (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (Hong Kong, China, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand), Middle East (Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and all over Europe on strategy, leadership, innovation and change projects. He has been responsible for developing strategies for rapid growth. He has worked with companies of all sizes including major global organisations such as Toyota, BA, Porsche, Sony, Panasonic.

Rakesh has designed a unique MBA in Leadership with Rushmore University, specialising in developing strategic level leaders for high performance. This innovative programme uses a variety of assessment methods and is designed to create behavioural change in its participants.