Charusmitha Rao

Charusmitha Rao is an experienced professional in talent development and learning, currently serving as Director of Global Talent Development at Akamai Technologies, where responsibilities include overseeing Talent, Organizational Development, Culture, and Learning initiatives. Previously, Charusmitha held roles such as Global Learning & Talent Development Head for the APJ region and Senior Manager for Learning and Talent Development in India. Prior experience includes positions as Assistant Manager in Learning & Development and Senior Specialist in the Operations Training Group at Fidelity Investments, as well as a Senior Customer Care Officer and Language Peer Coach at Convergys. Charusmitha holds an Executive Program in Human Resource Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Bangalore University.